Tangmarg is a Town/Tehsil in the District Baramulla

Baramulla

Baramulla , known as Varahamula in antiquity, is a city in the Baramulla district in Jammu and Kashmir state in northern India...

 of Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir

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 state of India

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Tangmarg has a post office

Post office

A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...

 ,which has been recently modernised and renovated by way of computerisation and there are plans to develop it into a model post office at par with project arrow post offices.There are many hotels and restaurants, everything required by travelling tourists. Tangmarg is a Tehsil belonging to Dist. Baramulla. Tangmarg is 39km from Srinagar and its road from Srinagar is two way. Tangmarg has many tourist Spots like Drung, Gulmarg,Baderkoot,Zandpal,Gogaldara,Nigli Nullah, Babarashi,etc. Babarashi name is based on Baba Payamum-din-Rashi and his dead body is buried here and that is why it is called Babarashi.

Geography

Amongst the prominent villages of this tehsil are Ferozpora, Lalpora, Devpora Dardpora, Baderkoot, Karahama, Hardu-Aboora, Hariwatno, Chandilora, Triran, Qazipora. Tangmarg is famous for fresh cold water, heavy snow fall, and tourism. Tangmarg is almost covered by forests & is a hilly area.

Transport

It is a major stop for buses and other heavy vehicles coming from Srinagar

Srinagar

Srinagar is the summer seasonal capital of Jammu and Kashmir. It is situated in Kashmir Valley and lies on the banks of the Jhelum River, a tributary of the Indus. It is one of the largest cities in India not to have a Hindu majority. The city is famous for its gardens, lakes and houseboats...

, going towards Gulmarg

Gulmarg

Gulmarg is a town, a hill station and a notified area committee in Baramula district in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.-Geography:Gulmarg is located 52 km from Srinagar. It is located at . It has an average elevation of .-Demographics:...

or Babareshi. All the vehicles are allowed beyond this point to Gulmarg which is 13 km. Heavy vehicles are not allowed beyond this point during the winter whenever there is a heavy snowfall. This stop is to be taken seriously since there are no more stores on the way to Gulmarg from Tangmarg.

A road from Tanmarg to Gogaldara is under construction. This road would connect Tehsil Tangmarg with Tehsil Khag of District Badgam. Another road from Drung to Poonch District of Jammu Division is under consideration by the government.