Tral is a

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an o ...

, sub-district and a notified area committee in the Pulwama district of

Indian-administered Kashmir Kashmir () is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term "Kashmir" denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal Range. Today, the term encompass ...

. The town is situated at a distance of from summer capital,

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 ...

and from district headquarters,

Pulwama Pulwama (known as Panwangam in antiquity, and later as Pulgam) is a City and notified area council in the Pulwama district of the Indian-administered territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is located approximately south of the summer capital of ...

. Tral is the second largest area committee in Pulwama district.

History

Gufkral represents an important site in the area. Gufkral is located at Banmir village in Hurdumir area of Tral, 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 . The average elevation is and its average area is . 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'').

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. Out of 1,10,196, 17,844 is urban and 92,352 is

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of Tral.

Religion

According to the 2011 census,

Islam Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God (or '' Allah'') as it was revealed to Muhammad, the ...

is practised by about 89.51% of the population, while 7.41% follow

Sikhism Sikhism (), also known as Sikhi ( pa, ਸਿੱਖੀ ', , from pa, ਸਿੱਖ, lit=disciple', 'seeker', or 'learner, translit=Sikh, label=none),''Sikhism'' (commonly known as ''Sikhī'') originated from the word ''Sikh'', which comes fro ...

and 2.48% follow

Hinduism Hinduism () is an Indian religion or '' dharma'', a religious and universal order or way of life by which followers abide. As a religion, it is the world's third-largest, with over 1.2–1.35 billion followers, or 15–16% of the global p ...

Education

Tral has an average

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of about 64%. There are various educational institutions in and around Tral

. 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 besides a degree

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, an Islamic College for females namely Islamic Oriental College and an Industrial Training Institute.

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

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are also accessible via the meadows of Nagaberan. Tarsar Lake

Tral Wildlife Sanctuary

On 26 October 2019, the government declared a new breeding ground for endangered Kashmiri stag (

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) in Tral area. It was named as Tral Wildlife Sanctuary which is spread over and came into being by merging Paner-Shikargah forest area in Tral with Overa-Aru Wildlife Sanctuary in

Pahalgam Pahalgam (), known as Pahalgom (; in Kashmiri) is a town and a notified area committee, near Anantnag city in the Anantnag district of the Indian-administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is a popular tourist destination and hi ...

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 Dadasara is a village in the Tral 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 from summer capital, Srinagar and from district ...

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 - ( Midoora) 33. Khasipora 34. Kuchmulla 35. Nader 36. Lalgam 37. Lalpora 38. Laribal 39. Lariyar 40. Lurgam 41. Lurow Jagir 42. Machhama 43. Mandoora 44. Monghama 45. Naher 46. Nigeenpora 47. Naibugh 48. Nanner 49. Nawdal 50. Nazneenpora 51. Nargistan 52. Panner Jagir 53. Panzoo 54. Pethgam Gadpora 55. Pinglish 56. Pranigam 57. Quil Shikargah 58. Rathsuna 59. Reshipora 60. Syedabad 61. Sangrama 62. Seer Jagir 63. Shahpora 64. Sheerabad 65. Saimoh 66. Satoora 67. Takiya Gulab Bagh 68. Wagad 69. Kaarmulla

Notable people

Notable people living in or coming from the Tral area include: * Ali Muhammad Naik – former MP, MLA,

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of Legislative Assembly.

Security situation

Tral is a volatile area and a traditional hotbed of militancy.

Burhan Muzaffar Wani Burhan Wani (19 September 1994 – 8 July 2016) was a commander of Hizbul Mujahideen, an Islamist militant organization and insurgent group of the Kashmir conflict. He had become a popular figure amongst the local Kashmiri populace, having ...

, former commander of

Hizbul Mujahideen Hizbul Mujahideen, also spelled Hizb-ul-Mujahideen ( ar, حزب المجاھدین, ), is an Islamism, Islamist militant organization operating in the Kashmir region. Its goal is to separate Kashmir Valley, Kashmir from India and merge it with ...

, hailed from

Tral. Hizbul Mujahideen commander Sabzar Bhat, successor of

Burhan Wani Burhan Wani (19 September 1994 – 8 July 2016) was a commander of Hizbul Mujahideen, an Islamist militant organization and insurgent group of the Kashmir conflict. He had become a popular figure amongst the local Kashmiri populace, having d ...

, also hailed from Rathsuna Tral and was killed in Saimoh village (Tral) by Indian security forces, thus sparking days of unrest.

Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind ( ur, ) is an Al-Qaeda-affiliated Islamist militant group active in Kashmir. The group's stated objective is to impose Sharia law in Jammu and Kashmir and jihad against India. Background Zakir Rashid Bhat was an Isl ...

(

Kashmir Kashmir () is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term "Kashmir" denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal Range. Today, the term encompas ...

based

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Cell) is also believed to be operated from Tral as its founder and chief,

Zakir Musa Zakir Rashid Bhat (also known as Zakir Musa) was an Sunni Pan-Islamist, Kashmiri-separatist militant who became the commander of Hizbul Mujahideen after the killing of Burhan Wani and Sabzar Bhat, who were the former commanders of the same ou ...

, hailed from Noorpora area of Tral.

References

{{Pulwama district Cities and towns in Pulwama district