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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kupwara
| native_name = 
| native_name_lang =
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| pushpin_map = India Jammu and Kashmir#India
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
| coordinates = {{Coord|34|31|33|N|74|15|19|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name =
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|Union Territory]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Government of Jammu and Kashmir.svg}} [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of Jammu and Kashmir|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kupwara district|Kupwara]]
| established_title = 
| established_date = 1979
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type = [[Democracy|Democratic]]
| governing_body = Municipal council
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = <ref name=Census2011-town_pop>{{Cite report |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A4.html |title=A-4 Towns And Urban Agglomerations Classified By Population Size Class In 2011 With Variation Since 1901 |work=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India}}<br />{{Cite report |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/CLASS%20III.xlsx |title=Class - III Population of 20,000 and 49,999}}</ref><ref name=PART_B_DCHB_KUPWARA>{{Cite report |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0101_PART_B_DCHB_KUPWARA.pdf|pages=22–23 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Kupwara, Part B |date=16 June 2014 |access-date=9 February 2021}}</ref>
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 4.10
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 1615
| population_total = 21,771
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym = Kupwaran, Kupwari, Kopworan, Kopwori
| population_footnotes = <ref name=Census2011-town_pop/><ref name=PART_B_DCHB_KUPWARA/>
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 72.45% 
| demographics1_footnotes = <ref name=PART_B_DCHB_KUPWARA/>
| demographics1_title2 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]
| demographics1_info2 = 956 [[female|♀]]/ 1000 [[male|♂]]
| demographics_type2 = Languages
| demographics2_title1 = Official language
| demographics2_info1 = [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]]
| demographics2_footnotes = <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 | archive-date=24 September 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924141909/http://risingkashmir.com/news/parliament-passes-jk-official-languages-bill-2020 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 193222
| registration_plate = JK09
| website = {{Url|http://kupwara.nic.in}}
| footnotes =
| official_name =
}}

'''Kupwara''' ({{IPA|ur|kʊpʋɑːɽɑː}} ; {{IPA|ks|kɔpʋoːr}}) is a city, District headquarter and a [[municipal council]] in [[Kupwara district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and union territories of India|union territory]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]].

Municipal council Kupwara is an [[Urban Local Body]] with elected members which administers the city Municipality.

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
|source = <ref name=Census2011-town_pop/>
|percentages=pagr
| cols = 1
| 1981 | 3,072
| 2001 | 14,857
| 2011 | 21,771
}}

{{As of|2011}} India [[census]], Kupwara had a population of 21,771.<ref name=PART_B_DCHB_KUPWARA/> There were 15,120 males (69%) and 6,651 females (31%).<ref name=PART_B_DCHB_KUPWARA/> Of the population, 2,093 (9.6%) were age 0-6: 1,082 males (52%) and 1,011 females (48%).<ref name=PART_B_DCHB_KUPWARA/> The literacy rate for the people over six was 86.6% (males 91.9%, females 73.5%).<ref name=PART_B_DCHB_KUPWARA/>

===Religion===
The dominant religion in Kupwara is [[Islam]], followed by over 98% of the people living in Kupwara. Other religions include [[Hinduism]], and [[Sikhism]] followed by 2%

{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Religion in Kupwara Town (2011)<ref name="Census">{{cite web |title=Kupwara Town population |url=https://www.censusindia2011.com/jammu-kashmir/kupwara/kupwara/kupwara-mc-population.html|publisher=Census India|access-date=28 August 2022}}</ref> 
|label1 = [[Islam]]
|value1 = 84.65
|color1 = Green
|label2 = [[Hinduism]]
|value2 = 12.8
|color2 = DarkOrange
|label3 = [[Sikhism]]
|value3 = 1.57
|color3 = Yellow
|label4 = [[Christianity]]
|value4 = 0.36
|color4 = Blue
|label5 = Other
|value5 = 0.07
|color5 = Grey
|label6 = Not Stated
|value6 = 0.55
|color6 = Black
}}

==Climate==
{{Weather box
| metric first = Y
| single line = Y
| width = auto
| location = Kupwara (1991–2020, extremes 1977–2020)
| Jan record high C = 16.9
| Feb record high C = 21.4
| Mar record high C = 27.3
| Apr record high C = 31.7
| May record high C = 34.8
| Jun record high C = 36.9
| Jul record high C = 37.6
| Aug record high C = 36.7
| Sep record high C = 35.8
| Oct record high C = 33.6
| Nov record high C = 28.6
| Dec record high C = 18.4
| year record high C =
| Jan high C = 7.5
| Feb high C = 9.7
| Mar high C = 15.6
| Apr high C = 20.9
| May high C = 25.3
| Jun high C = 28.7
| Jul high C = 30.8
| Aug high C = 30.7
| Sep high C = 28.7
| Oct high C = 23.8
| Nov high C = 16.1
| Dec high C = 10.1
| year high C = 20.6
| Jan low C = -2.6
| Feb low C = -0.7
| Mar low C = 2.8
| Apr low C = 6.6
| May low C = 9.8
| Jun low C = 13.4
| Jul low C = 16.9
| Aug low C = 16.4
| Sep low C = 11.7
| Oct low C = 5.2
| Nov low C = 0.4
| Dec low C = -2.3
| year low C = 6.4
| Jan record low C = -15.7
| Feb record low C = -12.0
| Mar record low C = -7.0
| Apr record low C = 0.1
| May record low C = 0.6
| Jun record low C = 6.5
| Jul record low C = 9.0
| Aug record low C = 8.6
| Sep record low C = 4.0
| Oct record low C = -1.5
| Nov record low C = -5.5
| Dec record low C = -9.4
| year record low C =
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 103.3
| Feb rain mm = 140.4
| Mar rain mm = 190.0
| Apr rain mm = 148.2
| May rain mm = 89.6
| Jun rain mm = 58.8
| Jul rain mm = 78.7
| Aug rain mm = 69.4
| Sep rain mm = 42.7
| Oct rain mm = 38.8
| Nov rain mm = 56.3
| Dec rain mm = 53.3
| year rain mm = 1046.5
| Jan rain days = 7.5
| Feb rain days = 9.5
| Mar rain days = 9.5
| Apr rain days = 9.0
| May rain days = 6.9
| Jun rain days = 5.2
| Jul rain days = 5.6
| Aug rain days = 4.8
| Sep rain days = 3.2
| Oct rain days = 2.9
| Nov rain days = 3.4
| Dec rain days = 4.0
| year rain days = 71.4
| time day = 17:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| Jan humidity = 77
| Feb humidity = 73
| Mar humidity = 65
| Apr humidity = 62
| May humidity = 59
| Jun humidity = 57
| Jul humidity = 59
| Aug humidity = 61
| Sep humidity = 58
| Oct humidity = 58
| Nov humidity = 67
| Dec humidity = 73
| year humidity = 64
| source = [[India Meteorological Department]]<ref name=IMDnormals>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| title = Station: Kupwara Climatological Table 1981–2010
| work = Climatological Normals 1981–2010
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = January 2015
| pages = 441–442
| access-date = 24 March 2020}}</ref>
}}

== Transport ==

===Air===
Kupwara doesn't have its own airport. But the helipads are located in Zangli, [[Drugmulla]] and Kunan village at a distance of 1 & 2 kilometres from Kupwara respectively. The nearest airport is [[Sheikh ul-Alam International Airport|Srinagar International Airport]] located at a distance of 94 kilometres and is a two and a half an hour drive. There are plans to build an airport in Kupwara at Panzgam.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kashmirlife.net/centre-plans-to-build-11-new-airports-in-jk-2-in-ladakh-220098/|title=Centre plans to build 11 new airports in J&K, 2 in Ladakh|work=Kashmir Life|date=5 December 2019 |access-date=17 March 2020}}</ref>

===Rail===
Kupwara doesn't have railway connectivity yet. The nearest railway stations are [[Baramulla railway station]] and [[Sopore railway station]], located 42 and 50 kilometres from Kupwara respectively. There are plans to connect Kupwara by rail by extending the [[Jammu–Baramulla line|Jammu–Baramulla Rail Line]] up to Kupwara.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/railways/centre-approves-baramulla-kupwara-rail-link/articleshow/66868141.cms|title=Centre approves Baramulla-Kupwara rail link|work=Economic Times|date=29 November 2018 |access-date=17 March 2020}}</ref>

===Road===
Kupwara is well-connected by road to other towns and villages in J&K and India by the Sopore-Kupwara Road, Kupwara-Trehgam Road, etc. The [[National Highway 701 (India)|NH 701]] passes through Kupwara.<ref>{{Cite web|title=National Highways 701 : GETATOZ|url=https://www.getatoz.com/content/nh/number/701|access-date=20 March 2021|website=www.getatoz.com}}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[:Category:Sportspeople from Jammu and Kashmir|Sportspeople_from_Jammu_and_Kashmir]]
* [[Lolab Valley]]
* [[Basera E Tabassum]]
* [[Kupwara district]]
* [[Sports in Jammu and Kashmir]]
* [[Adhik Kadam]]
* [[Sogam Lolab]]
* [[Diver Anderbugh]]

==References==
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{{Jammu and Kashmir topics}}
{{Kupwara district}}
{{Kashmir Valley}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Kupwara district]]
[[Category:Kupwara district]]
[[Category:Tehsils of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)]]

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