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Amlar is a village in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It lies at a distance of almost 35 km from Srinagar and 6 km from main Tral town and 5 km from Awantipora. Its nearby villages are Nowpora, Lariyar and Poshwan. On the Khandaypora (mohalla of Amlar) side, it is surrounded by a low mountain (Wudur). Amlar consists of various mohallas like Shiekhpora, Khandaypora, Dar mohalla, Khudpora, Kumar Mohalla. In addition to this, there is a place, Nagrad, which is considered a part of Sheikhpora.

Amlar
Village
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Coordinates: 33.888°N 75.070°E / 33.888; 75.070
Country	India
Union Territory	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Pulwama
Sub-district	Tral
Elevation	1,000 m (3,000 ft)
Population
• Total	3,200
Languages
• Official	Kashmiri, Urdu, English[1][2]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	192123
Telephone code	01933
Vehicle registration	JK 13
Sex ratio	1000♂/986♀
Literacy	90% (approx)

Climate

The climate of the place does vary according to season. During summer, it is very hot, and during winter, it is shivering cold in Amlar. In winter, the village is covered by snow.

Education

The literacy rate of this village is very high. It is considered to be one of the highest literate villages in the entire Tral having a literacy rate of 90%. There are many schools like MPS, Govt. High School etc.

Religion

Islam is the dominant religion in Amlar. There are people of different sects of Islam mainly Hanafi, Salafi etc. There are four mosques in the village, two are Jamia.

Transport

Road

Amlar is well-connected by road to other places in Jammu and Kashmir and India by the Chersu-Chandrigam Road and NH 44.

Rail

The nearest major railway stations to Amlar are Awantipora railway station and Srinagar railway station located at a distance of 12 kilometres and 33 kilometres.

Air

The nearest airport is Srinagar International Airport at a distance of 40 kilometres.

References

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