Narbal is a

tehsil A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...

in central Kashmir's Beerwah sub-district. It is also a

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Budgam district Budgam district is a district in the Indian-administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Created in 1979 with its headquarters at Budgam, it is the district with the largest population of Shias in the Kashmir valley. Administration Bud ...

in the

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n administered union territory of

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. It is away from sub-district headquarter Beerwah and away from

Srinagar Srinagar (English: , ) is the largest city and the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It lies in the Kashmir Valley on the banks of the Jhelum River, a tributary of the Indus, and Dal and Anchar lakes. The city is known for its natu ...

, the summer capital of

Geography

As per government records, the

number of Narbal is 14. The block has 51 villages and there are a total of 11,343 homes in this block.. It is also tehsil since 2014. It is located west of Srinagar's City Centre Lalchowk and North of district headquarter Budgam. It is surrounded by Beerwah and

Magam Magam is a tehsil in central Kashmir's Beerwah sub-district. It is also a town, notified area committee, and a block in Budgam district in the Indian administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is away from sub-district headqua ...

tehsils towards the south-west and west,

Pattan Pattan is a sub-district, town and a municipal committee in Baramulla district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Location Pattan is surrounded by Breng Block towards North, Kunzer block towards the south, Narbal block towar ...

tehsil towards the North and Srinagar's Shalteng towards the East.

and

Budgam Budgam (), known as Badgom (; ) in Kashmiri language, Kashmiri, is a town in Budgam district in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir, India. In the 2001 census, it was recorded as having a notified area ...

are the nearby cities or towns. River Sukhnag, which originates in

Tosamaidan Tosa Maidan (or Toshamaidan) is a tourist destination and a hill station in Jammu and Kashmir. It is located in khag area of Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir. The name also marks the historic Tosa Maidan route into the Kashmir Valley fr ...

, passes through the town and is the major source of water in the area. There is a Sufi Ziyarat of Syed Mohammad Soliah Bukhari R.A near Narbal Main Stop. Narbal is known for the beautiful playground where people from adjacent areas are seen playing

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, and other sports.

Access

Mazhom railway station Mazhom railway station, also known as Mazhama railway station, lies on Northern Railway Network Zone of Indian Railways. It is situated west of Srinagar on Gulmarg Road. It is the major railway stations in Budgam district. The station connec ...

is the nearby railway station located six kilometres from Narbal.

Srinagar International Airport Sheikh ul-Alam International Airport also known as Srinagar Airport and Budgam Airbase, is an international airport serving Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is owned by the Indian Air Force, and the Airports Autho ...

is located around from here.

Economy

The count of employed people of Narbal block is 24,513, yet 62,953 are un-employed. And out of 24,513 employed people, 3,871 persons are fully reliant on farming. Although a vast majority of population is involved with agricultural activities (rice and vegetable farming) in one way or other, it is not the major source of income in Narbal. People obtain livelihood either from government jobs, daily skilled as well as unskilled labour activities etc. Private sector jobs are rare.

Housing colonies

Mohalla Moulvi Sahib is a housing colony in Narbal. It is named after an Islamic scholar Syed Amir ud din known as Moulvi Sahib in district Budgam. It is located on the left side of Narbal Gulmarg Road. Other colonies include Syed Mohalla, Arifeen Colony Sector 1, 2 and 3, New Colony, Alamdaar Colony

References

External links

* Cities and towns in Budgam district {{JammuKashmir-geo-stub