Tral

Tral
Tral
Town
	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	120,196
Languages
• Official	Kashmiri, Urdu, English
• Spoken	Kashmiri
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	192123
Telephone code	01933
Literacy	64%
Website	www.pulwama.gov.in

Tral is a town, sub-district and a notified area committee in the Pulwama district of Indian-administered Kashmir. The town is situated at a distance of 40 kilometres (25 mi) from summer capital, Srinagar and 26 kilometres (16 mi) from district headquarters, Pulwama. Tral is the second largest area committee in Pulwama district.

History

Gufkral represents an important site in the area.^[3] Gufkral is located at Banmir village in Hurdumir area of Tral, five km (3.1 mi) from the sub district headquarter. The area 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 / 33.93; 75.1.^[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 – 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).

Villages in Tral Tehsil

Ali Gund
Amirabad
Amlar
Arigam Ullar
Aripal
Baragam
Batagund
Brental
Bathnoor Jagir
Begh Gund
Boochu
Chandrigam
Chatrugam
Chewa Ullar
Cheribugh
Dadasara
Dar Ganie Gund
Deedarpora
Dewar
Dharamgund
Doonigund
Gameraj
Gutroo
Gulab Bagh
Gulistan
Gulshanpora
Gwaang
Hajinar
Hurdumir
Heewan
Jawahirpora
Khanagund (Midoora)
Khasipora
Kuchmulla
Nader
Lalgam
Lalpora
Laribal
Lariyar
Lurgam
Lurow Jagir
Machhama
Mandoora
Monghama
Naher
Nigeenpora
Naibugh
Nanner
Nawdal
Nazneenpora
Nargistan
Panner Jagir
Panzoo
Pethgam Gadpora
Pinglish
Pranigam
Quil Shikargah
Rathsuna
Reshipora
Syedabad
Sangrama
Seer Jagir
Shahpora
Sheerabad/Shairabad/Bulli/Boli
Saimoh
Satoora
Takiya Gulab Bagh
Wagad
Kaarmulla
Nagbal
Machama

Demographics

As of 2011 Indian Census, Tral had a population of 1,10,196 with 57,536 males constituting 52.21% of the population and 52,660 females constituting 47.79% of the population.^[5] Out of 1,10,196, 17,844 is 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.

Religious Demographics of Tral^[8]
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 an average literacy rate of about 64%. There are various educational institutions in and around Tral town. Tral has two educational zones:- Zone Tral and Zone Lurgam which consist of 201 government educational institutes and 33 private schools up to senior secondary level^[9] besides a degree college,^[10] an Islamic College for females namely Islamic Oriental College and an Industrial Training Institute.^[11]

Tourist attractions

Nagaberan (Upper Dachigam), Wasturwan (Syedabad), Gufkral, Shikargah, Panner Dam, Aripal Spring, Narastan, Hajan and Dilnag are the main tourist attractions of Tral. Tarsar-Marsar lakes are also accessible via the meadows of Nagaberan.

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.

Security situation

Tral is a volatile area and a traditional hotbed of militancy. Burhan Wani, former commander of Hizbul Mujahideen, hailed from Sharifabad, Tral.^[13] Hizbul Mujahideen commander Sabzar Bhat, successor of Burhan Wani, also hailed from Rathsuna Tral and was killed in Saimoh village (Tral) by Indian security forces, thus sparking days of unrest.^[14] 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.^{[citation needed]}

Notable people

Notable people living in or coming from the Tral area include:

Ali Muhammad Naik – former MP, MLA, speaker of Legislative Assembly.
Maulana Noor Ahmad Trali – religious scholar.
Burhan Wani – Hizbul Mujahideen militant.

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. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
^ Dasgupta, Reshmi R. (16 August 2019). "Extending Kashmiriyat to Embrace Burzahom". The Economic Times.
^ "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.
^ "Government Degree College Tral, Pulwama, Kashmir". www.gdctral.ac.in. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
^ "ITI Tral". Archived from the original on 27 January 2022.
^ "Tral Wildlife Sanctuary comes into being". 26 October 2019. commonly known by its name Shikargah it is 3 km away from main tral
^ "Why south Kashmir is becoming the new hotbed of militancy". dailyo.in.
^ "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 40 km south of Kashmir's capital, Srinagar, police said.

[OfficialLang-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] Dasgupta, Reshmi R. (16 August 2019). "Extending Kashmiriyat to Embrace Burzahom". The Economic Times.

[4] "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Tral, India". fallingrain.com.

[5] "Census of India". censusindia.gov.in. Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Retrieved 5 September 2021.

[6] "Census of India". censusindia.gov.in. Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Retrieved 5 September 2021.

[7] "Census of India". censusindia.gov.in. Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Retrieved 5 September 2021.

[8] "censusindia.gov.in". Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Retrieved 5 September 2021.

[9] "Education | Pulwama District, Government of Jammu and Kashmir | India". Retrieved 5 September 2021.

[10] "Government Degree College Tral, Pulwama, Kashmir". www.gdctral.ac.in. Retrieved 26 July 2024.

[11] "ITI Tral". Archived from the original on 27 January 2022.

[12] "Tral Wildlife Sanctuary comes into being". 26 October 2019. commonly known by its name Shikargah it is 3 km away from main tral

[13] "Why south Kashmir is becoming the new hotbed of militancy". dailyo.in.

[14] "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 40 km south of Kashmir's capital, Srinagar, police said.

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Tral

History

Geography

Villages in Tral Tehsil

Demographics

Religion

Education

Tourist attractions

Tral Wildlife Sanctuary

Security situation

Notable people

References

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