Qazigund
Qazigund, also known as Gateway Of Kashmir, is a town and in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Qazigund is located at. It has an average elevation of 1670 m above mean sea level. Due to its geographically ambiguous location, Qazigund is associated with both Anantnag and Kulgam districts. However, administratively, it falls under Anantnag district.Demographics
As of 2011 India census, Qazigund had a population of 9871. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Qazigund has an average literacy rate of 70.21%, higher than the national average of 67.16%, male literacy is 79.82%, and female literacy is 58.27%. One of the oldest schools in Qazigund town is Government Boys' High School Qazigund, located within a reach of 100 metres from Bus stand Qazigund. In Qazigund, 20.67% of the population is under 6 years of age.Climate
Transport
Qazigund is connected to Anantnag and Srinagar by road and railway. There is a train service from Qazigund to Srinagar ten times a day, and is connected to Kulgam by road. Qazigund is connected to :Jammu and rest of India through NH 44 that passes through Qazigund Tunnel of Pir Panjal mountain. New NH444 connects Qazigund to Srinagar via Shupiyan.Qazigund railway tunnel or Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel, is 11 km long railway tunnel under the Pir Panjal mountains to connect Qazigund railway station to Banihal railway station. It was bored in late 2011, became operational by 26 December 2012 and was commissioned in June 2013. It is India's longest and Asia's third longest railway tunnel and reduced the distance between Qazigund and Banihal to only 11 km.