Narbal

Narbal

The Gateway of Gulmarg
Narbal The Gateway of Gulmarg
Tehsil
	Narbal Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India Narbal Narbal (India)
	Coordinates: 34°07′07″N 74°40′22″E / 34.118699920162875°N 74.67277804169375°E
Country	India (J&K, India)
Union territory	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Budgam
Government
• Type	State Government
• Body	Government of Jammu and Kashmir
Area
• Total	33 km2 (13 sq mi)
Elevation	1,572 m (5,157 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	41,059
• Density	1,245/km2 (3,220/sq mi)
Demonym	Narbali
Languages
• Official	Kashmiri, Urdu, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	193401
Telephone code	1951
Vehicle registration	JK04

Narbal is a tehsil, block and a town in central Kashmir's Budgam district in the India’s Jammu and Kashmir. It is known as the Gateway of Gulmarg as it is the first town on the road of famous hill station Gulmarg .Narbal is 31Km away from district headquarter Budgam and 13 km (8.1 mi) away from Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir.^[3]^[4] Narbal is known for a famous Islamic Scholar Syed Amir-ud-Din

Geography

As per government records, the block number of Narbal is 14. The block has 51 villages and there are a total of 11,343 homes in this block.^{[citation needed]}. It is also tehsil since 2014. It is located 14 km (8.7 mi) west of Srinagar's City Centre Lalchowk and 14 km (8.7 mi) North of district headquarter Budgam. It is surrounded by Beerwah and Magam tehsils towards the south-west and west, Pattan tehsil towards the North and Srinagar's Shalteng towards the East. Srinagar, Magam and Budgam are the nearby cities or towns. River Sukhnag, which originates in Tosamaidan, passes through the town and is the major source of water in the area.^[5] There is a Sufi Ziyarat of Syed Mohammad Soliah Bukhari R.A near Narbal Main Stop. Narbal is known for the beautiful playground where people from adjacent areas are seen playing cricket, football, and other sports.

Access

Mazhom railway station is the nearby railway station located six kilometres from Narbal. Srinagar International Airport is located around 16 km (9.9 mi) from here.^[5]As it is located on Srinagar-Gulmarg Highway, Narbal is well connected via road to the summer capital Srinagar, It is also connected via bus service run by Srinagar Smart City Ltd.

Economy

The count of employed people of Narbal block is 24,513, yet 62,953 are un-employed.^{[citation needed]} And out of 24,513 employed people, 3,871 persons are fully reliant on farming. Although a vast majority of population is involved with agricultural activities (rice and vegetable farming) in one way or other, it is not the major source of income in Narbal. People obtain livelihood either from government jobs, daily skilled as well as unskilled labour activities etc. Private sector jobs are rare.

Housing colonies

Mohalla Moulvi Sahib^[6] is a housing colony in Narbal. It is named after an Islamic scholar Syed Amir ud din^[7] known as Moulvi Sahib in district Budgam. It is located on the left side of Narbal Gulmarg Road.

Other colonies include

Syed Mohalla, Arifeen Colony Sector 1, 2 and 3, New Colony, Alamdaar Colony

References

^ "The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
^ "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
^ "South Kashmir: 2 Lashkar Militants Killed in Anantnag Gunfight". Kashmir Observer. 22 February 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
^ "3 Militants, 1 CRPF Jawan Killed in Gunbattle Near Srinagar; Family Disputes Police's Claim About 3rd". Outlookindia. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Narbal (b), Narbal Village information | Soki.In". soki.in.
^ "Mohalla Moulvi Sahib Narbal – Google Search". google.com. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
^ "Grave of Syed Amir ud Din Naqshbandi · Mohalla Moulvi Sahib, Narbal, Jammu and Kashmir 193401". Grave of Syed Amir ud Din Naqshbandi · Mohalla Moulvi Sahib, Narbal, Jammu and Kashmir 193401. Retrieved 26 September 2021.

External links

"Narbal". Narbal. Retrieved 21 September 2021.

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[OfficialLang-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] "South Kashmir: 2 Lashkar Militants Killed in Anantnag Gunfight". Kashmir Observer. 22 February 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.

[4] "3 Militants, 1 CRPF Jawan Killed in Gunbattle Near Srinagar; Family Disputes Police's Claim About 3rd". Outlookindia. Retrieved 2 March 2020.

[auto-5] "Narbal (b), Narbal Village information | Soki.In". soki.in.

[6] "Mohalla Moulvi Sahib Narbal – Google Search". google.com. Retrieved 25 September 2021.

[7] "Grave of Syed Amir ud Din Naqshbandi · Mohalla Moulvi Sahib, Narbal, Jammu and Kashmir 193401". Grave of Syed Amir ud Din Naqshbandi · Mohalla Moulvi Sahib, Narbal, Jammu and Kashmir 193401. Retrieved 26 September 2021.

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v t e Budgam district
Subdivisions	Chadoora Khansahib Beerwah
Municipalities	Beerwah Budgam Magam Chadoora Khansahib Charari Sharief
Tehsils	Budgam Beerwah BK Pora Chadoora Charari Sharief Khag Khansahib Magam Narbal
Blocks	Budgam Beerwah BK Pora Chadoora Charari Sharief Khag Khansahib Narbal Rathsun Nagam Pakharpora Parnewa Soibugh SK Pora Sukhnag Waterhail Surasyar
Tourist attractions	Doodhpathri Yusmarg Tosamaidan Khag Pehjan Nilnag Ahij Kol Naranag Mala Kol
Villages	List of villages in Budgam district
Railway	Budgam railway station Mazhom railway station
Airport	Srinagar International Airport