Frisal Explained

Frisal
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:India Jammu and Kashmir#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Coordinates:33.86°N 75.27°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Jammu and Kashmir
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kulgam
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:1600
Population Total:5,132
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[1] [2]
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30

Frisal is a tehsil and CD block in the district of Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir, India.[3] It is 14kms far from District Headquarter Kulgam and 6 kms away from NH44 Bijbehara (Jablipora Fruit mandi, Emergency Runway Junction), situated on Bijbehara, Arwani-Frisal-Kulgam road. Its boundaries connect three districts of South Kashmir (Anantnag, Kulgam and Shopian). Frisal is 2nd largest town as per population in district Kulgam. The main source of income of this tehsil is agriculture, horticulture, business, and government jobs. There are many springs in town Frisal and is known as town of springs in district Kulgam. Frisal town is economically average and educationally well. Presently there are offices like Tehsil office, Block office, JK Bank, Punjab National Bank, social welfare office, Model Hospital (not functional yet), Govt. Degree college, one higher secondary, 5 high schools and several lower educational institutions.

Geography

Frisal is located at 33.75°N 75.02°W. It has an average elevation of .

Demographics

India census, Frisal had a population of 5,132.[4] The present population is over 8000.

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 . 30 May 2021 . 24 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200924141909/http://risingkashmir.com/news/parliament-passes-jk-official-languages-bill-2020 . dead .
  3. Web site: Village & Panchayats District Kulgam, Government of Jammu and Kashmir,Picturesque place nestling on the bank of river Veshaw India. 2021-05-16. en-US.
  4. Web site: Frisal Municipal Committee City Population Census 2011-2019 . www.census2011.co.in . 2019-05-19.