Tral
Tral | |
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  Tral Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India  Tral Tral (India) | |
| Coordinates: 33°56′N 75°06′E / 33.93°N 75.1°E | |
| Country |  India |
| Union territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Pulwama |
| Elevation | 1,662 m (5,453 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 17,845 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[1][2] |
| • Spoken | Gujari |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 192123 |
| Telephone code | 01933 |
| Literacy | 98.1% |
| Website | www |
Tral is a sub-district town and a notified area committee in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory) which is situated around 40 kilometres (km) from summer capital Srinagar. Tral is the second largest area committee in Pulwama district.
History
Gufkral represents an important site in the area, near the town of Tral.[3] Gufkral is located at Banmir village in Hurdumir area of Tral, five km (3.1 mi) from the sub district headquarter. The village falls between two nallahs (streams) on an extensive deposit of Karewa (elevated table-land) where people used to live in ancient times.
Geography
Tral is located at 33°56′N 75°06′E / 33.93°N 75.1°E.[4] The average elevation is 1,662 metres (5,453 ft) and its average area is 110 km2 (42 sq mi).
The main town area of Tral is divided into two parts/divisions namely Upper Tral (Tral-i-Bala) and Lower Tral (Tral-i-Payeen). There is a significant difference in the altitudes of these two divisions/parts as their name suggests. The population of Lower Tral (Tral-i-Payeen) is more than that of Upper Tral (Tral-i-Bala).
Demographics
As of 2011[update] India Census, Tral had a population of 110,196 with 57,536 males constituting 52.21% of the population and 52,660 females constituting 47.79% of the population.[5] Out of 110,196, 17,844 are urban and 92,352 is rural population of Tral.[6][7]
Religion
According to the 2011 census, Islam is practised by about 89.51% of the population, while 7.41% follow Sikhism and 2.48% follow Hinduism.
| Religion | Urban | Rural | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Islam | 15852 | 82780 | 98632 |
| Sikhism | 107 | 8058 | 8165 |
| Hinduism | 1817 | 920 | 2737 |
| Other | 68 | 594 | 662 |
| TOTAL | 17844 | 92352 | 110196 |
Education
Tral has a very high literacy rate of about 98.1% which is quite higher than the average national literacy rate. There are various educational institutions in and around Tral town which provide education to the local populace of students. Tral has two educational zones, Zone Tral and Zone Lurgam consisting of 201 government educational institutes and 33 private schools up to senior secondary level [9] besides a degree college[10] and an Industrial Training Institute.[11]
Tourist attractions
Nagberan (Upper Dachigam), Aripal village/spring, Dilnag and Shikargah are the main tourist attractions of Tral. Tarsar-Marsar lakes are also accessible via the meadows of Nagberan.
Tral Wildlife Sanctuary
On 26 October 2019, the government declared a new breeding ground for endangered Kashmiri stag (Hangul) in Tral area.[12] It was named as Tral Wildlife Sanctuary which is spread over 154.15 km2 (59.52 sq mi) and came into being by merging Paner-Shikargah forest area in Tral with Overa-Aru Wildlife Sanctuary in Pahalgam.
Villages in Tral Tehsil
1. Ali Gund 2. Amirabad 3. Amlar 4. Arigam Ullar 5. Aripal 6. Baragam 7. Batagund 8. Brental 9. Bathnoor Jagir 10. Begh Gund 11. Boochu 12. Chandrigam 13. Chatrugam 14. Chewa Ullar 15. Cheribugh 16. Dadasara 17. Dar Ganie Gund 18. Deedarpora 19. Dewar 20. Dharamgund 21. Doonigund 22. Gameraj 23. Gutroo 24. Gulab Bagh 25. Gulistan 26. Gulshanpora 27. Gwaang 28. Hajinar 29. Hurdumir 30. Heewan 31. Jawahirpora 32. Khanagund 33. Khasipora 34. Kuchmulla 35. Kaarmulla 36. Lalgam 37. Lalpora 38. Laribal 39. Lariyar 40. Lurgam 41. Lurow Jagir 42. Machhama 43. Mandoora 44. Monghama 45. Nader 46. Nigeenpora 47. Naibugh 48. Nanner Midoora 49. Nawdal 50. Nazneenpora 51. Nargistan 52. Panner Jagir 53. Panzoo 54. Pethgam Gadpora 55. Pinglish 56. Pranigam 57. Quil Shikargah 58. Rathsuna 59. Sangrama 60. Seer Jagir 61. Shahpora 62. Sheerabad 63. Saimoh 64. Satoora 65. Takiya Gulab Bagh 66. Wagad.
Notable people
- Moulana Noor Ahmad Trali — Religious scholar[13]
- Rajab Hamid — Poet[14]
- Ali Muhammad Naik — Politician
Security situation
Tral is a volatile area and a traditional hotbed of militancy. Burhan Muzaffar Wani, former commander of Hizbul Mujahideen, hailed from Tral.[15] Hizbul Mujahideen commander Sabzar Bhat, successor of Burhan Wani, who hailed from Rathsuna Tral was killed in Saimoh Tral by Indian security forces sparking days of unrest.[16] Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (Kashmir based Al Qaeda Cell) is also believed to be operated from Tral as its founder and chief Zakir Musa hailed from Noorpora area of Tral.
References
- ^ "The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Extending Kashmiriyat to Embrace Burzahom".
- ^ "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Tral, India". fallingrain.com.
- ^ "Census of India". censusindia.gov.in. Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "Census of India". censusindia.gov.in. Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "Census of India". censusindia.gov.in. Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "censusindia.gov.in". Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "Education | Pulwama District, Government of Jammu and Kashmir | India". Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ http://www.gdctral.ac.in/
- ^ http://www.ititral.com/
- ^ "Tral Wildlife Sanctuary comes into being". 26 October 2019.
- ^ "Remembering Molana Noor Ahmad Trali (RA)". 6 July 2021.
- ^ Nawaz Ibn Ahad (31st March 2019). ""Afsoos Duniya," Rajab Hamid- The Shakespeare and Minstrel of Tral". The Kashmiriyat.
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- ^ "Top rebel commander Sabzar Ahmad Bhat killed in Kashmir". Al Jazeera. May 2017.
Sabzar Ahmad Bhat, a senior leader of the Hizbul Mujahideen group, was killed overnight by government troops in Tral area, some 40km south of Kashmir's capital, Srinagar, police said.
