Narbal is a town, tehsil, and block in central Kashmir’s Budgam district of the Indian-administered Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is often referred to as the Gateway of Gulmarg, as it is the first town on the road leading to the famous hill station. Narbal is 13 km (8.1 mi) from Lal Chowk, the commercial hub of Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir and located 31 km from the district headquarters Budgam.
Situated in the centre of Kashmir, Narbal serves as a vital connecting point between the districts of Baramulla, Kupwara, and parts of Budgam district to Srinagar. A portion of the town also falls under the jurisdiction of Srinagar.
Narbal is known for its rich culture, religiosity, and its traditional Kashmiri Kani shawl, a renowned handwoven textile art of the region. The town is home to the shrine of Syed Saleh Bukhari, which holds significant religious importance. Additionally, Narbal is famous for its large playground, which attracts visitors and sports enthusiasts from faraway places.
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.. It is also tehsil since 2014. It is located west of Srinagar's City Centre Lalchowk and 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.
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 from here.
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. 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 is a housing colony in Narbal. It is named after an Islamic scholar Syed Amir ud din
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
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