Tral is a town and a notified area committee in Pulwama district

Pulwama District

Area1,398 km²Population649,000 Population density464/km2 Literacy47.76% Pulwama is a district in Jammu and Kashmir, India.-Administration:Pulwama district has 3 tehsils:*Pampore Tehsil*Pulwama Tehsil...

, of Jammu and Kashmir

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. It is a small town prettily situated on the sloping plateau of the foot hills of the mountains near the east side of the Wullar Purgana in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir. Tral is situated at the edge of plateau divided into upper and lower mohallas. The houses that are built on this range are mostly made up of bricks (some sun dried and some baked). The roofs are usually made of tin while some are occasionally thatched. Tral is shaded by fine trees and possess enormous number of springs located in its 82 villages. Plateau lands on the east side of the town is bare and dry but the slope to the west and to it’s beneath has a large mass of rice cultivation. Among all the lakes Tarsar and Marsar are known worldwide for their pristineness and sweetness. The most famous spring Dilnag lying on the east side of the town whose beauty is further added by the magnificent Chinaar and other trees. The cold water rises into a pool or tank about 50 square feet (4.6 m²) and four or five feet deep, containing small number of fishes.

Geography

Tral is located at 33.93°N 75.1°E. It has an average elevation of 1662 metres (5452 ft).
Tral is a township which is 10 km away from National Highway(NH-1A). Tral is known for natural springs, both hot and cold. Some springs remain hot in winter and cold in summer. The place is having an average area of about 110 km².

B

• Baigund
• Bargoum
• Basvin
• Batagund
• Bathnoor
• Branpather
• Brantal
• Buchoo

D

• Dadasara
• Dajeh Khour
• Dar
• Dardgund
• Dhobiwan
• Diver
• Dodehmarg
• Doingund
• Drumbal

H

• Haari Parigam
• Haffu
• Hajan
• Hardumir
• Hundur

K

• Kahlil
• Kamla
• Kanglooda
• Karmula
• Khangund
• Khankah
• Kharpora
• Khasipora
• Koil
• Kounsarbal
• Kuchmullah
• Kulpohda
• Kunjbal

L

• Laalgam
• Laam
• Laedyaar
• Lalpora
• Laribal
• Loorow
• Lurgam

N

• Naagberan
• Nadar
• Nagbal
• Nagnaad
• Nahar
• Naibug
• Naibugh
• Nanar
• Narastan
• Nargistan
• Nawdal
• Nazneenpora (Haayoun)
• Nigeenpora (Reshipora)

P

• Panier
• Pinglish
• Pirnaad
• Poonzu
• Prongam

S

• Saimu
• Satoora
• Seer
• Shajan
• Shaldramn
• Sherabad (Bulli)
• Shikaargaah
• Shutlan
• Sofigund
• Soinaad
• Syedabad (Pastuna)

Demographics

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, Tral had a population of 11,607. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Tral has an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 45%.

History

Five hundred years ago the real name of Tral was (تریہ لال) Three Pearls because the whole area was purchased by Hazrat Ameer Kabeer

Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani

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 (RA) (who came from Baghdad

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 to spread Islam

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in Kashmir

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) in three pearls

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Education

After independence like rest of the country, scenario of tehsil Tral has also changed a lot. Number of positive developments has taken place in all sectors especially Education, Health and Employment sector. According to AINE-TRAL (a collection of historical facts) in 1903 foundation of a primary school was laid by the government. At that time 70 students were enrolled. During the year 1933 its standard was raised from primary to lower middle school. Then in 1944 its standard was again raised to higher secondary level. In present scenario there are hundreds of educational institutions in tral, 7 higher secondary’s, Degree colleges, ITI institutes and many more professional institutes. Literacy rate at one time was 1% and now it has raised to 70% according to survey a conducted by Ikhlas welfare society Tral in june 2009.

Personalities

Tral town has been fertile in creating some eminent figures in Kashmir valley including

• Ali Mohammad Naik - former MP, MLA, Speaker of legislative Assembly). He has remained General Secretary of Plebscite Front.
• Mohammad Subhan Bhat (1977-1983) - was National Conference MLA .
• Ghulam Nabi Naik (1987-1990) - Ex. Divisional Commissioner and MLA . He is the father of Major General Mohammed Amin Naik who became the first Kashmiri Muslim to raise to the rank of a General in the Indian Armyin April 2008. Naiks belong to Dadsara village, once a hotbed of insurgency.
• Dr. A R Trag - Vice Chancellor of Islamic University of Science and Technology Awantipora
  Awantipora
  Awantipora is a town and a notified area committee in Pulwama district in the state of Jammu & Kashmir, India.The ruins of temples constructed by Lalitaditya, the Brahmin emperor of Kashmir, and King Awantivarman are located in Awantipora. The temples are located at and .- Demographics : India...
  
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• Khursheed Wani - prominent Journalist and Broadcaster, Kashmir correspondent of The Pioneer.
• Muhammad Amin Shah(IPS) - Managining Director Police Construction Corporation.
• Ghulam Hassan Bhat(IPS) - Assistant Inspector General.
• Dr Jauhar Quddusi - Professor of Urdu, Writer & Editor in Chief of Monthly Alhayat & Crescent.
• Dr Abdul Ghani Ahanger - Prof & Head CVTS SKIMS Soura.
• Dr Mohammad Ashraf Sheikh - Registrar in Pediatrics SKIMS Medical College Bemina, a high caliber researcher, writer besides being an outstanding pediatrician.
• Molvi Noor-ud-Din Trali - a spiritual icon also surfaced from this beautiful township of Tral. His son Noor Ahmad is head of Madrasa Taleemul Islam and a known Islamic Scholar across Kashmir Valley.
• Among noted teachers those who have left behind a legacy to follow include Muhammad Ramzan Wani popularly known as Aajiz Trali. Born in a small village Naibugh, he was a well versed scholar, orator, poet and an able administrator. He was killed in custody by police in June 1998.
• Mr.Roop Krishan Pandita - (Director BSNL)
• Mr.Gopi Kishan Pandita - (Session Judge)
• Dr.Naresh Pandita - Eminent Orthopedic Surgeon