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Village in Jammu and Kashmir, India

Village in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Arizal
Village
The Arizal Village Council
Coordinates: 33°55′19″N 74°35′42″E / 33.922°N 74.595°E / 33.922; 74.595
Country India
Union territoryJammu and Kashmir
DistrictBudgam
TehsilKhansahib
Named forRiver
Government
 • TypePanchayat House Arizal
 • BodyPanchayat samiti
Area
 • Total133 ha (329 acres)
Elevation1,668 m (5,472 ft)
Population
 • Total1,715
 • Density1,300/km (3,300/sq mi)
DemonymEnglish : Arizalian

Urdu: آريزال کے

Kashmiri: ٲرٕزالٕکۍ
Languages
 • OfficialKashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi, English
 • SpokenKashmiri
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN193411
Vehicle registrationJK04
ReligionIslam
Sex Ratio841 / 874
EthnicityKashmiris

Arizal (Örŭzàl ) is a village in Budgam district in Kashmir region of Indian Union Territory Jammu and Kashmir. It is situated at the base of the Pir Panjal Range of the Himalayas, in the Sukhnag Valley. It falls under the administrative division of tehsil Khansahib, (block Sukhnag) which is one of the nine tehsils of district Budgam. It lies at a distance of about 35 kilometres (22 mi) from the district headquarters Budgam, 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from the sub-district headquarters Khansahib, and 45 kilometres (28 mi) away from Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir.

According to the 2011 census, it had a population of 1,715.

Etymology

The original name of the village is Örŭzàl (ٲرٕزال). Arizal is the Hindi-Urduized form of the word Örŭzàl.

Örŭzàl is thought to have been come from the Kashmiri word Àrŭ-zàl meaning "river web"

Demographics

Population

As of 2011 census, the population of Arizal is 1715 of which 874 (51%) are males while the remaining 841 (49%) are females and a total number of 467 children (217 boys and 250 girls) below 6 years as per the report. There are about 252 houses in Arizal village.

Population (%)
Population
Males 51%
Females 49%
Distribution of Population

Religion

Religions
Religion
Islam 100%
Others 0%
Distribution of Population on Religion
Sects of Islam
Sects of Islam
Sunni 100%
Others 0%
Distribution of Sects on Religion

People in all the hamlets of Arizal follow Islam and the whole of the population of Arizal belong to Sunni sect of Islam. Most of the people of the village follows the Hanafi School Of Thought. However Rising Tendency towards Salafi School Of Thought Can't be Underestimated. Religious education is imparted through Madrasas either early in the morning or in the evening time. Ghulam Ali Malik is the Imam (Religious head) of the village.

See also

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. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Gram Sabha Arizal Block Sukhnag, district Budgam | District Budgam, Government of Jammu & Kashmir | India". Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  4. "District Budgam" (PDF). CEOJK.NIC.IN.
  5. "Arizal village, Budgam (ANI)". timesofindia.com.
  6. ^ District Census Handbook: Badgam (PDF) (Report). p. 118.
  7. "Census of India: Search Details". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
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