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Tral is a town, sub-district and a notified area committee in Pulwama district of Jammu and 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.

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Tral
Town
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Coordinates: 33.93°N 75.1°E / 33.93; 75.1
Country	India
Union territory	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Pulwama
Elevation	1,662 m (5,453 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	110,196
Languages
• Official	Kashmiri, Urdu, English[1][2]
• Spoken	Kashmiri
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	192123
Telephone code	01933
Literacy	64%
Website	www.pulwama.gov.in

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 33.93°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).

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), Aripal Spring, Dilnag and Shikargah 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.

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 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. Kaarmulla 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.

Notable people

• Maulana Noor Ahmad Trali – Religious Scholar/Preacher[13]
• Rajab Hamid – Poet[14]
• Ali Muhammad Naik – Politician

Security situation

Tral is a volatile area and a traditional hotbed of militancy. Burhan Muzaffar Wani, former commander of Hizbul Mujahideen, hailed from Dadasara Tral.[15] 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.[16] 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.

References

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