Tral

Gufkral represents an important site in the area.{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/blogs/SilkStalkings/extending-kashmiriyat-to-embrace-burzahom/|title=Extending Kashmiriyat to Embrace Burzahom|newspaper=The Economic Times |date=16 August 2019|last1=Dasgupta |first1=Reshmi R. }} Gufkral is located at Banmir village in Hurdumir area of Tral, {{cvt|5|km|spell=in}} from the sub district headquarter. The area falls between two nallahs (streams) on an extensive deposit of Karewa (elevated table-land) where people used to live in ancient times.

Tral is located at {{Coord|33.93|N|75.1|E}}.{{cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/12/Tral.html|title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Tral, India|work=fallingrain.com}} The average elevation is {{convert|1662|m}} and its average area is {{cvt|110|km2}}.

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).

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• Ali Gund
• Amirabad
• Amlar
• Arigam Ullar
• Aripal
• Baragam
• Batagund
• Brental
• Bathnoor Jagir
• Begh Gund
• Boochu
• Chandrigam
• Chatrugam
• Chewa Ullar
• Cheribugh
• Dadasara
• Dar Ganie Gund
• Deedarpora
• Dewar
• Dharamgund
• Doonigund
• Gameraj
• Gutroo
• Gulab Bagh
• Gulistan
• Gulshanpora
• Gwaang
• Hajinar
• Hurdumir
• Heewan
• Jawahirpora
• Khanagund (Midoora)
• Khasipora
• Kuchmulla
• Nader
• Lalgam
• Lalpora
• Laribal
• Lariyar
• Lurgam
• Lurow Jagir
• Machhama
• Mandoora
• Monghama
• Naher
• Nigeenpora
• Naibugh
• Nanner
• Nawdal
• Nazneenpora
• Nargistan
• Panner Jagir
• Panzoo
• Pethgam Gadpora
• Pinglish
• Pranigam
• Quil Shikargah
• Rathsuna
• Reshipora
• Syedabad
• Sangrama
• Seer Jagir
• Shahpora
• Sheerabad/Shairabad/Bulli/Boli
• Saimoh
• Satoora
• Takiya Gulab Bagh
• Wagad
• Kaarmulla
• Nagbal
• Machama

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As of 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.{{cite web |title=Census of India |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=3772 |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |access-date=5 September 2021}} Out of 1,10,196, 17,844 is urban and 92,352 is rural population of Tral.{{cite web |title=Census of India |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=3773 |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |access-date=5 September 2021}}{{cite web |title=Census of India |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=3774 |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |access-date=5 September 2021}}

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{{cite web |title=Education {{!}} Pulwama District, Government of Jammu and Kashmir {{!}} India |url=https://pulwama.gov.in/education/ |access-date=5 September 2021}} besides a degree college,{{Cite web | url=http://www.gdctral.ac.in/ | title= Government Degree College Tral, Pulwama, Kashmir | access-date=2024-07-26 | website=www.gdctral.ac.in}} an Islamic College for females namely Islamic Oriental College and an Industrial Training Institute.{{Cite web | url=http://www.ititral.com/ | title=ITI Tral | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127211507/http://www.ititral.com/ | archive-date=2022-01-27}}

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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{{Main|Tral Wildlife Sanctuary}}

On 26 October 2019, the government declared a new breeding ground for endangered Kashmiri stag (Hangul) in Tral area.{{Cite web|url=https://kashmirlife.net/tral-wildlife-sanctuary-comes-into-being-218226/|title=Tral Wildlife Sanctuary comes into being |date=26 October 2019}} commonly known by its name Shikargah it is 3 km away from main tral It was named as Tral Wildlife Sanctuary which is spread over {{cvt|154.15|sqkm}} and came into being by merging Paner-Shikargah forest area in Tral with Overa-Aru Wildlife Sanctuary in Pahalgam.

Tral is a volatile area and a traditional hotbed of militancy. Burhan Wani, former commander of Hizbul Mujahideen, hailed from Sharifabad, Tral.{{cite web |title=Why south Kashmir is becoming the new hotbed of militancy |url=http://www.dailyo.in/politics/kashmir-indiapak-hurriyat-burhan-muzaffar-wani-hizb-ul-mujahideen-syed-ali-shah-geelani/story/1/7055.html |work=dailyo.in}} Hizbul Mujahideen commander Sabzar Bhat, successor of Burhan Wani, also hailed from Rathsuna Tral and was killed in Saimoh village (Tral) by Indian security forces, thus sparking days of unrest.{{cite news |date=May 2017 |title=Top rebel commander Sabzar Ahmad Bhat killed in Kashmir |publisher=Al Jazeera |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/05/top-rebel-commander-sabzar-ahmad-bhat-killed-kashmir-170527093919071.html |quote=Sabzar Ahmad Bhat, a senior leader of the Hizbul Mujahideen group, was killed overnight by government troops in Tral area, some 40 km south of Kashmir's capital, Srinagar, police said.}} Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (Kashmir based Al-Qaeda Cell) is also believed to be operated from Tral as its founder and chief, Zakir Musa, hailed from Noorpora area of Tral.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}}

Notable people living in or coming from the Tral area include:

• Ali Muhammad Naik – former MP, MLA, speaker of Legislative Assembly.
• Maulana Noor Ahmad Trali – religious scholar.
• Burhan Wani – Hizbul Mujahideen militant.

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