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Charar-i-Sharief (variously spelled Chrar-e-Sharif, Charari Shareef, etc.) (Urdu pronunciation: [t͡ʃəɾɑːɾeː ʃəɾɪf], known as Tsrar-i-Sharif (Kashmiri pronunciation: [t͡sraːri ʃəriːf]) in Kashmiri (or colloquially as Tsrar) is a town and a notified area committee in the Budgam district of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Charar-i-sharief Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir.
Charari Sharief
Tsrar-i-Sharif | |
|---|---|
Town | |
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| Nickname: Chaar | |
  Charari Sharief Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India  Charari Sharief Charari Sharief (India) | |
| Coordinates: 33°51′43″N 74°45′58″E / 33.862°N 74.766°E | |
| Country |  India |
| Union territory | Jammu & Kashmir |
| District | Budgam |
| Elevation | 1,933 m (6,342 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 11,533 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[1][2] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | JK04 |
The town was given the status of block in January 2014. The town is divided into 10 wards. Each ward has a municipal councillor.
The famous mohallas of Charar-i-Sharief are: Talab-e-Kalan or Bada Talab, Trajibal, Court Road, Gulshan Abad, Nowhar, Baghi Noor U Din Nowhar, Jabl-e-Noor, Wazabagh, Alamdar colony, Zaloosa and Kumar Mohalla.
Charar-i-Sharief is considered[by whom?] one of the most sacrosanct Muslim shrines in Kashmir. It is situated approximately 28 km (17 mi) from Srinagar, en route to Yusmarg. The Shrine of Charar-i-Sharief is approximately 600 years old. It is popularly known as the resting place of "Sheikh Noor-ud-Din Wali".
Geography
editCharari Sharief has an average elevation of 1,933 metres (6,342 ft) above mean sea level.[3]
Demographics
editAs of 2011[update] India census, total number of households in Charar-i-sharief town is 2098. Charar-i-Sharief has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 58% and female literacy of 38%.[4]
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 11,533 | 5,904 | 5,629 |
| Children | 1,638 | 880 | 758 |
| Workers (all) | 2,826 | 2,574 | 254 |
| Non working | 8,707 | 3,332 | 5,375 |
| Literacy | 6497 | 3783 | 2714 |
Municipal committee
editMunicipal Committee Charar-i-Sharief (MCC) is an Urban Local Body which administers the town of Charar-i-Sharief in Budgam district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. It has 13 elected members. Its last elections took place on 10 October 2018.
Keys: INC (11) Vacant (2)
| # | Name | Municipal Ward | Reservation Status | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maheen Munir | Karim Abad | Women Open | INC |
| 2 | Zahid Jan Baba | Sheer Abad | Open | INC |
| 3 | Vacant | Shah Abad | Open | N/A |
| 4 | Vacant | Reshi Abad | Women Open | INC |
| 5 | Imtiyaz Ahmad Dar | Wazabagh | Open | INC |
| 6 | Vacant | Noor Abad | Open | INC |
| 7 | Vacant | Sharief Abad | Women Open | INC |
| 8 | Hamid Hussain | Gulshan Abad A | Open | INC |
| 9 | Anjil Zahid | Gulshan Abad B | Open | INC |
| 10 | Jawhara | Nudreshi Colony | Women Open | INC |
| 11 | Vacant | Almadar Basti 1 | Open | N/A |
| 12 | Bilal Ahmad Teli | Almadar Basti 2 | Open | INC |
| 13 | Tariq Ahmad Dar | Rozabal | Open | INC |
Chrar Kanger
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Charar-i-Sharief is the most famous for a its variety of kangri known as "charar kanger".[5] Writing in 1895, Sir Walter Lawrence, in his passage about Kanger in The Valley of Kashmir, exclaims: “Among the most prized of the Charari Sharif fairings is the pretty painted Kanger.”[6] Chrar Kanger is specifically used to inaugurate wedding ceremonies. During this ritual, aromatic seeds called 'isband' are burned because the practice is believed to ward off evil spirits.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ "Wikimapia - Let's describe the whole world!". wikimapia.org.
- ^ a b "Census of India 2011" (PDF). Censusindia.gov.in.
- ^ Handoo, Bilal (4 March 2013). "The Making of Chrar Kanger". Kashmir Life. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ Lawrence, Walter R. (Walter Roper) (1895). The valley of Kashmir. Robarts - University of Toronto. London: London H. Frowde. p. 250.
- ^ Naqash, Rayan (30 November 2016). "The warm heart of Kashmir: The history and beauty of the kanger". Scroll.in. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
External links
edit- Holy Places (Budgam District official website)