Tral is a town, sub-district, and a notified area committee in the Pulwama district of the Indian-administered Jammu and kashmir. The town is situated at a distance of from the summer capital, Srinagar and from district headquarters, Pulwama. Tral is the second largest municipal 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 headquarters. The area falls between two nallahs (streams) on an extensive deposit of Karewa (elevated tableland) where people used to live in ancient times.
According to historical accounts, Shah-e-Hamdan gifted a Lal-e-Badakshan (a ruby from Badakhshan) to Sultan Sikandar; in return, Sultan Sikandar granted Shah-e-Hamdan land on which to build khanqahs at Tral, Sopore, and Wachi.
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).
Villages in Tral Tehsil
Ali Gund Amirabad Amlar Arigam Ullar Aripal Baragam Batagund Brental Bathnoor Jagir Begh Gund Boochu Chandrigam Chatrugam Chewa Ullar Cheribugh Dadasara Dar Ganie Gund Deedarpora Dewar Dharamgund Doonigund Gameraj Gutroo Gulab Bagh Gulistan Gulshanpora Gwaang Hajinar Hurdumir Heewan Jawahirpora Khanagund (Midoora) Khasipora Kuchmulla Nader Lalgam Lalpora Laribal Lariyar Lurgam Lurow Jagir Machhama Mandoora Monghama Naher Nigeenpora Naibugh Nanner Nawdal Nazneenpora Nargistan Panner Jagir Panzoo Pethgam Gadpora Pinglish Pranigam Quil Shikargah Rathsuna Reshipora Syedabad Sangrama Seer Jagir Shahpora Sheerabad/Shairabad/Bulli/Boli Saimoh Satoora Takiya Gulab Bagh Wagad Kaarmulla Nagbal Machama
Demographics As of the 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 rural population of Tral.
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 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 besides a degree college 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 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. commonly known by its name Shikargah it is 3 km away from main tral 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.
Security situation Tral is a volatile area and a traditional hotbed of militancy. Burhan Wani, former commander of Hizbul Mujahideen, hailed from Sharifabad, Tral. 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. Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (Kashmir-based Al-Qaeda Cell) is also believed to be operating from Tral as its founder and chief, Zakir Musa, hailed from the Noorpora area of Tral.
Notable people Notable people living in or coming from the Tral area include:
Ali Muhammad Naik – former MP, MLA, speaker of the Legislative Assembly. Maulana Noor Ahmad Trali – religious scholar.
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