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Tral

Tral is a town, sub-district, and a notified area committee in the Pulwama district of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. The town is situated at a distance of 40 kilometres (25 mi) from the summer capital, Srinagar and 26 kilometres (16 mi) from district headquarters, Pulwama. Tral is the second largest municipal area committee in Pulwama district.

Gufkral represents an important site in the area. Gufkral is located at Banmir village in Hurdumir area of Tral, five km (3.1 mi) from the sub-district headquarters. The area falls between two nallahs (streams) on an extensive deposit of Karewa (elevated tableland) where people used to live in ancient times.

Tral is located at 33°56′N 75°06′E / 33.93°N 75.1°E / 33.93; 75.1. The average elevation is 1,662 metres (5,453 ft) and its average area is 110 km2 (42 sq mi).

The main town area of Tral is divided into two parts/divisions – Upper Tral (Tral-i-Bala) and Lower Tral (Tral-i-Payeen). There is a significant difference in the altitudes of these two divisions/parts, as their name suggests. The population of Lower Tral (Tral-i-Payeen) is more than that of Upper Tral (Tral-i-Bala).

As of the 2011 Indian Census, Tral had a population of 1,10,196 with 57,536 males constituting 52.21% of the population and 52,660 females constituting 47.79% of the population. Out of 1,10,196, 17,844 is urban and 92,352 is rural population of Tral.

According to the 2011 census, Islam is practised by about 89.51% of the population, while 7.41% follow Sikhism and 2.48% follow Hinduism.

Tral has an average literacy rate of about 64%. There are various educational institutions in and around Tral town. Tral has two educational zones:- Zone Tral and Zone Lurgam, which consist of 201 government educational institutes and 33 private schools up to senior secondary level besides a degree college an Islamic College for females, namely Islamic Oriental College, and an Industrial Training Institute.

Nagaberan (Upper Dachigam), Wasturwan (Syedabad), Gufkral, Shikargah, Panner Dam, Aripal Spring, Narastan, Hajan, and Dilnag are the main tourist attractions of Tral. Tarsar-Marsar lakes are also accessible via the meadows of Nagaberan.

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