Aarizal Explained

Arizal
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:Union territory
Subdivision Name1:Jammu and Kashmir
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Budgam
Subdivision Type3:Tehsil
Subdivision Name3:Khansahib
Coordinates:33.922°N 74.595°W
Named For:River
Government Type:Panchayat House Arizal
Governing Body:Panchayat samiti
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:1668
Population Total:1,715
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:English : Arizalian Urdu

آريزال کے Kashmiri

ٲرٕزالٕکۍ

Blank1 Name Sec1:Sex Ratio
Blank1 Info Sec1:841 / 874
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi, English[1] [2]
Demographics1 Title2:Spoken
Demographics1 Info2:Kashmiri
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:193411
Registration Plate:JK04
Blank Name Sec1:Religion
Blank Info Sec1:Islam
Blank Name Sec2:Ethnicity
Blank Info Sec2:Kashmiris
Area Total Ha:133
Official Name:The Arizal Village Council

Arizal (Kashmiri: ٲرٕزال Örŭzàl [əːrɨzāl]) is a village in Budgam district in Kashmir region of Indian Union Territory Jammu and Kashmir.[3] 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.[4] [5] It lies at a distance of about from the district headquarters Budgam, from the sub-district headquarters Khansahib, and away from Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir.[6]

According to the 2011 census, it had a population of 1,715.[7]

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.[8]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020 . The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020 . 27 September 2020.
  2. News: Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020 . Rising Kashmir . 23 September 2020 . 23 September 2020 . 24 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200924141909/http://risingkashmir.com/news/parliament-passes-jk-official-languages-bill-2020 . dead .
  3. Web site: Gram Sabha Arizal Block Sukhnag, district Budgam District Budgam, Government of Jammu & Kashmir India . 2023-10-09 . en-US.
  4. Web site: Gram Sabha Arizal Block Sukhnag, district Budgam District Budgam, Government of Jammu & Kashmir India . 2023-10-09 . en-US.
  5. Web site: District Budgam . CEOJK.NIC.IN.
  6. Web site: Arizal village, Budgam (ANI). timesofindia.com.
  7. District Census Handbook: Badgam. 118.
  8. Web site: Census of India: Search Details. 2021-09-24. censusindia.gov.in.