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Narbal
The Gateway of Gulmarg
Tehsil
Narbal is located in Jammu and Kashmir
Narbal
Narbal
Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Narbal is located in India
Narbal
Narbal
Narbal (India)
Coordinates:34°07′07″N74°40′22″E/ 34.118699920162875°N 74.67277804169375°E/34.118699920162875; 74.67277804169375
CountryIndia
Union territoryJammu and Kashmir
DistrictBudgam
Languages
• OfficialKashmiri,Urdu,Hindi,Dogri,English[1][2]
Time zoneUTC+5:30(IST)
PIN
193401
Telephone code1951

Narbalis atehsil,blockand a town in central Kashmir'sBeerwahsub-district. It is also ablockinBudgam districtin theIndianadministeredunion territoryofJammu and Kashmir.It is 18 km (11 mi) away from sub-district headquarterBeerwahand 13 km (8.1 mi) away fromSrinagar,the summer capital ofJammu and Kashmir.[3][4]

Geography

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As per government records, theblocknumber 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 byBeerwahandMagamtehsils towards the south-west and west,Pattantehsil towards the North and Srinagar's Shalteng towards the East.Srinagar,MagamandBudgamare the nearby cities or towns. River Sukhnag, which originates inTosamaidan,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 playingcricket,football,and other sports.

Access

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Mazhom railway stationis the nearby railway station located six kilometres from Narbal.Srinagar International Airportis located around 16 km (9.9 mi) from here.[5]

Economy

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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

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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

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  1. ^"The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020"(PDF).The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020.Retrieved27 September2020.
  2. ^"Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020".Rising Kashmir.23 September 2020.Retrieved23 September2020.
  3. ^"South Kashmir: 2 Lashkar Militants Killed in Anantnag Gunfight".Kashmir Observer.22 February 2020.Retrieved2 March2020.
  4. ^"3 Militants, 1 CRPF Jawan Killed in Gunbattle Near Srinagar; Family Disputes Police's Claim About 3rd".Outlookindia.Retrieved2 March2020.
  5. ^ab"Narbal (b), Narbal Village information | Soki.In".soki.in.
  6. ^"Mohalla Moulvi Sahib Narbal – Google Search".google.com.Retrieved25 September2021.
  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.Retrieved26 September2021.
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