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Charar-i-Sharief (variously spelled Chrar-e-Sharif, Charari Shareef, etc.) (Urdu pronunciation: [t͡ʃəraːreː ʃərɪf], known as Tsrar-i-Sharif (Kashmiri pronunciation: [t͡sraːri ʃarif]) in Kashmiri, is a town and a notified area committee in Budgam district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India.

This article is about a town. For the Sufi muslim shrine, see Charar-e-Sharief shrine.

Charari Sharief
Tsrar-i-Sharif
Town
Nickname: 
Chaar
Charari Sharief
Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Charari Sharief
Charari Sharief (India)
Coordinates: 33.862°N 74.766°E / 33.862; 74.766
Country India
Union territoryJammu and Kashmir
DistrictBudgam
Elevation
1,933 m (6,342 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total11,533
Languages
 • OfficialKashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[1][2]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationJK04

The town was given the status of block in January 2014. The town is divided into 10 wards. Each ward has a municipal councillor.

The famous mohallas of Charar-i-Sharief are: Talab-e-Kalan or Bada Talab, Trajibal, Court Road, Gulshanabad, Nowhar, Baghi Noor U Din Nowhar, Jabl-e-Noor, Wazabagh, Alamdar colony, Zaloosa and Kumar Mohalla.

Charar-i-Sharief is considered[by whom?] one of the most sacrosanct Muslim shrines in Kashmir. It is situated approximately 28 km (17 mi) from Srinagar, en route to Yusmarg. The Shrine of Charar-i-Sharief is approximately 600 years old. It is popularly known as the "Sheikh Noor-ud-Din Wali". Mr. Ahmadullah Wani and Mr. Haji Abdul Rashid Wani were the most famous personalities in the town, they were prominent landlords who owned huge areas of farmland in the town of Charari Sharief.


Geography


Charari Sharief has an average elevation of 1,933 metres (6,345 feet) above mean sea level.[3]


Demographics


As of 2011 India census,[4] Charar i Sharief had a population of 15,000. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Charar i Sharief has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 58% and female literacy of 38%. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.


Municipal committee


Municipal Committee Charar-E-Sharief is an Urban Local Body which administrates the town of Charar-E-Sharief in Budgam district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. It has 13 elected members. Its last elections took place on 10 October 2018.

Keys:   INC (11)   Vacant (2)

# Name Municipal Ward Reservation Status Party
1Maheen MunirKarim AbadWomen OpenINC
2Zahid Jan BabaSheer AbadOpenINC
3VacantShah AbadOpenN/A
4VacantReshi AbadWomen OpenINC
5Imtiyaz Ahmad DarWazabaghOpenINC
6VacantNoor AbadOpenINC
7VacantSharief AbadWomen OpenINC
8Hamid HussainGulshan Abad AOpenINC
9Anjil ZahidGulshan Abad BOpenINC
10JawiaraNudreshi ColonyWomen OpenINC
11VacantAlmadar Basti 1OpenN/A
12Bilal Ahmad TeliAlmadar Basti 2OpenINC
13Tariq Ahmad DarRozabalOpenINC

See also


Charar-e-Sharief Shrine


References


  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. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  3. Wikimapia:Satellite Pictures
  4. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.




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