Garand Kalan (Gariend Kallan) Explained

Gariend
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Jammu and Kashmir#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Alt:Gariend Khurd Map
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Budgam, Jammu and Kashmir
Coordinates:34.057°N 74.66°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Jammu and Kashmir
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Budgam
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:1500
Population As Of:2011
Population:5,144
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Spoken
Demographics1 Info1:Kashmiri
Demographics1 Title2:Official
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:191111
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:01951
Official Name:Gariend Kallan

Gariend Kallan is a village in Budgam district situated in Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is only from Budgam and from Srinagar. It is bordered by Wahabpora, Gariend Khurd Chattabug, Soibug and Wadwan.

Gariend Kallan falls under the administrative division of tehsil Budgam. Budgam is both the district & sub-district headquarter of the village. The total geographical area of village is 360 hectares. The literacy rate of the village is approximately 67%. There are Seven mohallas in Gariend Kallan. There are two government middle schools schools as well as one primary school.There are many Shia Muslims in the district of Budgam. Imam Jaffar Sadiq(a.s) library is present in the village. Many Majlis and festivals are celebrated here such as Nauroz, Ashoora, Sham-i-Ghareban, Eid-ul-Fitr, Eid-ul-Azha, Eid-i-Ghadeer, Shab-e-Meraj.. . There is a Jamia Masjid in the village named after the first Iranian Supreme Leader Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini(r.a). Villagers here follow Iranian traditions.This Village is also known for a plane crash known as "2019 Gariend kallan plane crash." The value of education among youth is very high.