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{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Boniyar
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = ur
| other_name = Buniyar
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Tehsil
| image_skyline =
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| pushpin_map = India Jammu and Kashmir#India
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
| coordinates = {{coord|33.80|N|75.10|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|Union territory]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Baramulla district|Baramulla]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 96
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 1577
| population_total = 72,564
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]], [[Urdu]], [[Hindi]], [[Dogri language|Dogri]], [[English language|English]]<ref name="OfficialLang">{{cite web |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2020/222037.pdf |title=The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020 |publisher=The Gazette of India|date=27 September 2020 |access-date=27 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020 | work=Rising Kashmir | date=23 September 2020| url=http://risingkashmir.com/news/parliament-passes-jk-official-languages-bill-2020 | access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref>
| demographics1_title2 = Spoken
| demographics1_info2 = [[Pahari (Pothwari)|Pahari]], [[Gojri]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 193122
| registration_plate = JK05
| website = {{URL|baramulla.nic.in}}
| footnotes =
}}

'''Boniyar'''<ref>{{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|بونیار}}}}</ref>({{Lang|phr|بونیار}}) is a town and a [[municipal committee]] in [[tehsil]] Boniyar, [[Baramulla district]] in India's northernmost [[States and territories of India|union territory]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. It is located 20 km towards west from district headquarters [[Baramulla]]. Boniyar was given tehsil status in 2006. Prominent villages in tehsil Boniyar are Noorkhah, Bagna, Salamabad, Wopal Haq Marg, Athishampora, Bijhama, Trikanjan, Barnate, Uranbuha, Chandanwari, Rampur, Chahla and Nowshera.
A major tourist attraction is Lower Jhelum hydropower project at Chalah Boniyar, having a capacity of generating 105 MW. Lachipora wildlife sanctuary has been established for conserving [[Markhor|markhoor]] and other vulnerable animals.

The bank of the dam of Lower Jehlum Hydropower plant has become a tourist destination; Nowshera at the opposite side of river Jhelum has amazing viewpoints.{{Editorializing|date=August 2021}}

There is a diversity of people living in tehsil Boniyar of the Baramulla district, with most of the people speaking Pahari. About 50-70 % people of tehsil Boniyar speak [[Pahari-Pothwari|Pahari]], with a large number of Pahari speakers. The remainder mainly speak Kashmiri, Gujri, and Urdu.
It is a Muslim-dominated region with about 60% belonging to the Sunni Muslim community and 38% to the Shia Muslim community.
Other religions comprise the minority, with about 1% Hindus and 1% Sikhs.
Noorkhah, a village of Boniyar tehsil, has significant mineral resources such as gypsum, limestone and ochre, with gypsum currently being extracted.
However, this has also led to ill effects to the residents such as [[deforestation]], soil erosion, and landslides.{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}}

== Notes ==
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{{Kashmir Valley}}
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{{Municipalities of Jammu and Kashmir}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Baramulla district]]

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