| Sumbal, Jammu and Kashmir | |
| Native Name: | Sumbal |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Jammu and Kashmir#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Coordinates: | 34.23°N 74.63°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | Union territory |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name1: | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bandipora |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 1557 |
| Population Total: | 10737 |
| Population As Of: | 2001 |
| 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 |
| Registration Plate: | JK |
Sumbal is a town and a notified area committee in the Bandipora district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Sumbal is 19 kilometres away from Srinagar (the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir). The surrounding parts of sumbal consist of many villages like Nowgam, shadipora, Shahtulpora, Shilwat, Shiganpora, Inderkote. This area has one of the significant Shia population in Kashmir. The place is rich in literature and agriculture. Sumbal is situated on the bank of the river Jhelum and is adjacent to the Manasbal lake. There are also many notable figures from this area including Kashmir's first Muslim lady pilot Iram Habibi and many other personalities particularly poets. The zalpora village of Sumbal joins two districts, Bandipora and Baramulla which serves as another route to connect the districts Kupwara and Baramulla to Srinagar. Sumbal city is divided into 13 wards, for which elections are held every 5 years.
Sumbal is located at .[3] It has an average elevation of 1557 metres (5108 feet).
At the 2001 India census, Sumbal had a population of 10,737. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. As per census 2011, sumbal had a male literacy rate 64% and female literacy rate 36% which has largely improved since past decade.In Sumbal, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.[4]