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Frisal

Coordinates: 33°52′N 75°16′E / 33.86°N 75.27°E / 33.86; 75.27
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Frisal
City
Frisal is located in Jammu and Kashmir
Frisal
Frisal
Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Frisal is located in India
Frisal
Frisal
Frisal (India)
Coordinates: 33°52′N 75°16′E / 33.86°N 75.27°E / 33.86; 75.27
Country India
StateJammu and Kashmir
DistrictKulgam
Elevation
1,600 m (5,200 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
5,132
Languages
 • OfficialKashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[1][2]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Frisal is a tehsil and CD block in the district of Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir, India.[3] It is 14 km from District Headquarters Kulgam and 6 km from NH44 Bijbehara (Jablipora Fruit mandi, Emergency Runway Junction), situated on Bijbehara, Arwani-Frisal-Kulgam road. Its boundaries connect three districts of South Kashmir (Anantnag, Kulgam, and Shopian). Frisal is the second largest town in Kulgam.

Economy

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The main sources of income of this tehsil are agriculture, horticulture, business, and government. Frisal is average economically and educationally.

Tehsil offices include the Block office, JK Bank, Punjab National Bank, social welfare office, and Model Hospital,

Education

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The town offers one Govt. Degree college, one higher secondary school, five high schools and several lower educational institutions.

Geography

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Many springs in Frisal lead it to be known as a town of springs.

Demographics

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As of 2011 India census, Frisal had a population of 5,132.[4] The population later grew to over 8000.[citation needed]

Religion in Frisal
Religion Percent
Islam
99.18%
Hinduism
0.53%

References

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  1. ^ "The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Village & Panchayats | District Kulgam, Government of Jammu and Kashmir,Picturesque place nestling on the bank of river Veshaw | India". Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Frisal Municipal Committee City Population Census 2011-2019". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 19 May 2019.