Narbal

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Narbal
The Gateway of Gulmarg
Town
Narbal is located in Jammu and Kashmir
Narbal
Narbal
Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Coordinates: 34°07′07″N 74°40′22″E / 34.118699920162875°N 74.67277804169375°E / 34.118699920162875; 74.67277804169375
Country India
Union territoryJammu and Kashmir
DistrictBudgam
Languages
 • OfficialKashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[1][2]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
193401
Telephone code1951

Narbal is a tehsil, town and a block in central Kashmir's Budgam district. It is located on the sides of Srinagar-Gulmarg road and the bank of a flood channel and river Sukhnag in the Budgam district in the Indian administered Jammu and Kashmir.[3][4]

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 from 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]

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.

References[]

  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.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Narbal (b), Narbal Village information | Soki.In". soki.in.


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