CENSUS OF 1981

PARTS XIII - A & B VILLAGE & TOWN DIRECTORY

SERIES-8 VILLAGE-& TOWNWISE & KASHMIR PRIMARY' CENSUS ABSTRACT

BARAMULA DISTRICT CENSUS DISTRICT HANDBOOK

A. H. KHAN of the Indian Administrative Service . Dilector of Census Operations Jammu and Kashmir CENSUS OF INDIA 1981 LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

Central' Government Publicatwns-Census of India 1981-Series 8-Jammu & Kashmir is being published In the following parts.

Part No. Subject Part No. Subject (1) (2) (3) I. Ac:bninistration Reports I-A £ Administration Report-Enumeration I-B £ Administration Report-Tabulation II. General Population Tables II-A General Population Tables II-B Primary Census Abstract III. General EconoJDic Tables II I-A B-Series Tables of 1st priority III-B B-Series Tables of 2nd priority IV. Social and Cultural Tables IV-A C~Series Tables of 1st priority IV-B C-Series Tables of 2nd priority V. Migration Tables V-A D-Series Tables of 1st priority V-B D-Series Tables of 2nd priority VI. Fertility Tables VI-A F-Series Tables of 1st priority VI-B F -Series Tables of 2nd priority VII. Tables on Houses and disabled population VIII. Household Tables VIII-A HH-Series Tables covering material of constructions of houses VIII-B Contain Tables HH-17, HH-17 SC HH-17 ST IX. Special Tables on S. C. and S. T. X. Town Directory Survey Reports on Towns and Villages X-A Town Directory X-B Survey reports on selected towns x-c Survey reports on selected villages XI. Ethnographic studies on S. C. & S. T. XII. Census Atlas Union & State I U. T. Census Atlas XU-A Admn. Atlas XIII. DISTRICT CENSUS XIIJ-A 1 Village & Town Directory r Combined Village wise / Urban ward wise XIII-B J Primary Census Abstract

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1. Foreword I-II 2. Preface including acknowledgements III-V 3. (i) Administrative Divisions of Jammu and Kashmir as in 1981 . Frontispiece (ii) Map of the district 1 4. Abstract of the important statistics of the district 3-4 5. ADalytical Note (i) Census concepts 7-8 (ii) Brief history of the district and the District Census Handbook . 8-10 (iii) Scope of Village Directory, Town Directory Statements and PCA 10-12 (iv) Physical Aspects 12 (v) Major characteristics of the district. 12-13 (vi) Brief description of places of religious, historical or archaeological importance in villages and places of tourist interest in the towns of the district 13-20 (vii) Brief analysis of the Village and Town Directory and PCA based on inset ta bles 20-32

PART A-VILLAGE AND TOWN DIRECTORY 6. Section I-Village Directory (a) Tehsil (i) Map. 34 (ii) Alphabetical list of villages 35 (iii) Note explaining the codes used in the Village Directory 36-37 (iv) Village Directory 38-43 Tehsil Sonawari (i) Map . 44 (ii) Alphabetical list of village 45 (iii) Village Directory 46-51 Tehsil (i) Map 52 (ii) Alphabetibal list of villages 53-55 (iii) Village Directory 56-65 Tehsil BaraDlula (i) Map 66 (ii) Alphabetical list of villages 67-69 (iii) Village Directory 70-81 Tehsil Gubnarg (i) Map 82 (ii) Alphabetical list of villages 83 (iii) Village Directory 84-91 Tehsil Uri (i) Map .' 92 (ii) Alphabetical list of villages 93 (iii) Village Directory 94-101

(b) Appendices (I-IV) to the Village Directory 102-105 7. Section II-Town Directory (i) Note explaining the codes used in the Town Directory 109 (ii) Town Directory statements (I to VI) 110-115

PART B-PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT (i) District PCA (a) Tehsil-wise Total, Rural, Urban 118-121 (ii) Tehsil-wise PCA ( a) Village-wise . ',b) Town-wise (within the town, ward-wise) } 122-117 (iii) Special peA on Scheduled Castes (Total, Rural, Urban), 178-179 The compilation and publication of Distriat The Village Directory also follows the same Census Handbooks has been a traditional feature pattern as in 1971 census except again for a of the Indian census since 1951. However,' in few additional columns. The column on total Jammu & Kashmir State, where no census was population and number of households has been conducted in 1951 due to the unsettled conditions added to facilitate analysis of the other data prevailing then, this work was taken up as a in the Direqory. The column on approach to regular feature of census sin~e 1961 with certain village is to identify the number of inaccessible improvements and additions in the data con­ villages i'n the district. The column on number tent of the publication at the 1971 census, of households living in owned houses or posess­ further enhancing its utility for the Data Users. ing house sites in the village is again intended to cater to the Minimum Needs Programme The 1981 series of the District Census Hand­ of the Planning Commission. book which we have begun with the district of It is hoped that with its present content Punch will contain . t~o parts each. Part-A the Handbook would, more than ever, serve deals with Town and· Village Directory and Part B consists of Town and Villagewise Pri­ as a useful reference publication, particularly for such Administrators and Data Users as have mary Census Abstract. In 1971 census there was to deal with planning, implementation and also third part of the Handbook, published as a separate volume, COmprISIng administrative evaluation of development programmes, inclu­ and census statistics. However, in view of the ding the Minimum Needs Programme, at the considerable delay experienced then in get ting grass roots level. the relevant administfative statistics pertaining The compilation of the Handbook would to various departments, compilation of this not have been possible but for the cooperation volume has been given up at the 1981 census. It extended by the Revenue, Education, Medical, is expected that such statistics would be available Public Health and other local authorities of to the data users in the usual publications of the District in making relevant data available, the State Directorate of Evaluation and for which we owe them our grateful thanks. Sta tistics. It must be stated here that the task of finalising and printing the present volume has The Town Directory of the Handbook fallen on me, since Shri A. H. Khan, lAS, consists of seven statements which are almost Director of Census Operations, Jammu and similar to those adopted for the 1971 census Kashmir, under whose able stewardship except that a few new columns have been the census operations of 1981 were carried added to facilitate analysis of the data. A out, retired from Government service by the significant addition is of class of town in every tillie the volume could be taken up for statement which has been done on the consi­ compilation. deration that the infrastructure of amenities and facilities found in urban India can best We are grateful to Shri P. Padmanabha, be analysed with reference to this specific lAS, Registrar General & Census Commissioner parameter. The addition of the column on of India and Shri N. G. Nag, Deputy Registrar civic administration status in statements III and General (Social Studies) whose detailed instru­ IV and population in statements IV&V also serves ctions, guidance and advice were available the same purpose vis-a-vis the respective state­ all through. ments. Due consideration has also been given The credit for compiling this Han:dbook, to the Minimum Needs Programme of the including analysis of data, belongs to Shri Planning Commission. The columns on Schedu­ H. L. Kalla, Deputy Director and Shri Shamas­ led Caste population in statement IV and adult ud-Din, Tabu)ation Officer who ably assisted 'the literacy classes/centres in statement V are a former in this task and both deserve appreciation sequal to this programme. for their respective contributions. (iv)

The Handbook has been provided with B. K. Roy, Deputy Registrar General (Map) of eight maps one showing the adminisgative the office of the Registrar General, India. divisions of Jammu & Kashmir State as in 1981, Their names. along with those of other officials one pertaining to Baramula district and rest who rendered valuable assistance in bringing to its six constituent tehsils. These were pre­ out the volume are mentioned separately in pared by the staff of our Cartographic section this Handbook. under the close and valuable guidance of Dr.

Srinagar, ABDUL GANI the 15th of June, 1984. Joint Director (v)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

SH. SHAMUS-UD-DIN, Ta bulation Officer General Supervision

SH. G. M. GANAI, Statistical Assistant 1 ~ Compilation SH. B. L. KAK, Computer J

SH. G. M. GANAI, Statistical Assistant SH. S. K. KACHROO, Computer Proof Reading SH. G. M .. HAJAM, Computer 1I SH. MOHD. YOUSUF ZARGAR, Assistant Compiler J

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IMPORTANT STATISTICS

Jammu & Kashmir Baramula State District

*Population Total Persons *5,987,389 670,142 Males 3,164,660 358,293 Females 2,822,729 311,849

Rural Persons 4,726,986 580,376 Males 2,492,413 310,282 Females 2,234,573 270,094

Urban Persons 1,260,403 89,766 Males 672,247 48,011 Females 588,156 41,755

Decennial Population Growth Rate, 1971-1981 +29.69 +30.82

Area (Sq. Km.) **222236.0a 4588.0a

Density of Population (Per Sq. Km.) 59 146

Sex-ratio (Number of Females per 1000 males) 892 870

Literacy rate Persons 26.67 20.62 Males 36.29 30.24 Females 15.88 9.57

Percentage of urban population to total population 21.05 13.40 Percentage to total population

(I) Main Workers Persons 30.37 31.43 Males 52.20 53.73 Females 5.91 5.81

(II) Marginal Workers Persons 13.89 14.01 Males 3.61 2.93 Females 25.40 26.75

(III) Non-Workers Persons 55.74 54.56 Males 44.19 43.34 Females 68.69 67.44 Break-up of Main Workers : Percentage Among Main Workers :

(I) Cultivators Persons 56.85 57.57 Males 56.18 57.41 Females 63.50 59.21

(11) Agricult~ral Labourers Persons 3.49 3,86 Males 3.63 4.16 Females 2.19 0.65 (III) Household Industry Persons 5.30 8.2(; Males 4.76 6.92 Females 10.63 22.58

(IV) Other Workers Persons 34.36 30.31 Males 35.43 31.51 Females 23.68 17.56

Percentage of scheduled castes population to total population Persons 8.31 0.01 Males 8.18 0.03 Females 8045

Number of occupied residential houses 819,172 77,658

Number of villages Total @6,7SS 660 Inhabited 6,477 646 Uninhabited 281 14

Number of towns 58 6

NOTE : The population figures exclude population of areas under unlawful occupation of Pakistan and China where census could not be taken. Includes 7.8114 Sq. Km. under illegal occupation of Pakistan and 5.180 Sq. Km. illegally handed over by Pakistan to China and 3.7555 Sq. Km. under illegal occupation of China in Leh (Ladakh) district. Excludes 3. 1 & 4 villages of . Chadura and tehsils forming out-growths of Srinagar Urban Agglomeration. 6 villages of Jammu tehsil forming out-growths of Jammu Urban Agglomeration respectively and 1 village of tehsil treated as Census Town. (a) Provisional ANALYTICAL NOTE

A description of the various concepts used entrance from the road or common courtyard at the 1981 census and a broad appraisal of or staircase etc. used or recognised as a sepa­ the administrative statistics vis-a-vis the history rate unit. It may be occupied or vacant. It of the district; the social & cultural changes may be used for a residential or non-residential witnessed by the district during the last ten purposes or both. years particularly in relation to economic re­ sources, social, cultural and developmental acti­ Census Household vities and a brief description of the places of A household for purposes of the 1981 census historical and religious importance in the has been defined as a group of persons who district is given in the following pages:- commonly live together and would take their Rural/Urban classification. meals from a common kitchen unless the exi­ gencies of work prevented any of them from For the 1981 census the classification of doing so. There may be a household of per­ urban areas has been based on the following sons related by blood or a household of criteria : unrelated persons or having a mix of both. a) All places with a municipality, corpora­ tion or cantonment board or notified Scheduled caste/Scheduled tribe town area committee. In Jammu & Kashmir State there are no b) All other places which satisfied the scheduled tribes. However, the following 13 following tests : castes stand notified as Scheduled Castes under the State constitution i) A minimum population of 5,000 1. Barwala ii) At least 75 percent of male working population engaged in non agri­ 2. Basith cultural (and allied) activity. 3. Chamar or Ramdasia 4. Batwal iii) A density of population of at least 400 per sq. km. (1,000 per sq. mile) 5. Chura 6. Dhyar The places which satisfied the criterion (a) 7. Doom or Mahasha above were treated as statutory towns while 8. Gardi those as were not statutory towns but satisfied 9. Jolaha the tests laid down in criterion (b) above were treated as census towns. All other places 10. Megh or Kabirpanthi which did not satisfy either of the above two ll. Ratal criteria were classified as rural. Areas which 12. Saryara qualified to be treated as towns under criterion 13. Watal (a) & (b) above were further classified by population ranges in the following order At the 1981 Census only those persons who returned themselves as belonging to any of the Population range Class 13 castes specified above was treated as 100,000 & above I Scheduled Caste. 50;000 99999 II 20,000 49999 III Literacy IV 10,000 ]9999 For purposes of Census a person was treated V 5,000 9999 as literate if he/she could read and write in Below 5000 VI any language with understanding power. A person who could merely read but was not able Census House to write was classified as illiterate. For a person A Census house was defined as a building to be treated as literate it was not necessary or part of a building having a separate main that he/she should have received any formal 8

education or should have passed any minimum Thus the water of the lake was drained off and educational standard. the valley came into existence.

Workers/Non-workers The Varaha-Avtara (Avtara of Boar) follows naturally upon that of a fish. Over whelmed by For the 1981 Census a person was treated deluge the earth (Bhumi Devi) lay in the mainly as a worker if he had participated in depths of water where the demons were held in any kind of economically productive work captive. Then Vishnu transformed himself into dur-ing the major part of the reference year a gigantic wild bear, rushing across the heavens i. e., at least 6 months or 183 days or more with his tail ra ised, tossing his main all brist­ prior to the date of enumeration. A person ling with prickly hair, trampling the clouds who claimed to have participated in any kind underfoot and bearing his white tusks, with of economically productive work for less than flaming eyes, he plunged into the water, follow­ six months prior to the date of enumeration ing the trail of earth by scent. At last he was treated as a marginal worker. However, found it in the depths of abyss, transfixed it persons who did not participate in any kind of with one of his tusks, and drew it upto the economically productive work during the whole surface, not omitting to crush the hostile demons period of the reference year were treated as on his way, Hindu ieonography frequently non-workers. represents this episode with the God Brief history of the district 10 the sha pe of a giant with bear's head, bearing in his arms the goddess of earth, Varamulla city (the present Baramula town) which he saved from abyss. is as old as the valley of Kashmir. The history of the place starts from the time when the entire According to Kalhana, 10 memory of valley was a vast lake know as SATISARAS. The V ARAHA A VT ARA (Vishnu) the first teeratha thus originates with the of was built by Hindus near history of Varamulla. In "RAJ AT ARANGINI" the place where the mountain was cut and the first chronicle of Kashmir 'V ARAHA­ the place was named "V ARAHAMULA" MULLA' finds its mention in a legend, which meaning a boar's place, in sanskrit. Foreigners goes like this. who visited this place pronounced Varahamulla as "Baramula" where as the Kashmiris still Thousands of years ago Kashmir valley was call this place Varamulla. SA TSARAS. In this saras lived a gang of crvel demons, the chief of them called In addition to this legend, there are other J ALOBHAVE. The demons used to cause a versions about the name of the place. One lot of destruction and tease the people, living version is that since the river Jhelum flows on mountain tops. After some time a ripe down after getting a bend in its flow at this aged saint KASHY AP A, who was believed to place, hence the name "Varamulla" "Var" in be the great grandson of Brahma, visited this Kashmiri means a bend and "Hull", means a place. To save the people from misery he place. But the 'popular view as to how the place prayed to the Almighty. Due to his prayers came to be known as "Baramula" is that the and penance, Brahma, Vishnu and Shiv came waters of "Sati-saras" lake were drained off to his help. When they reached this place by a volcanic erruption at twelve places in the they found that Indra, who was already in close vicinity of Baramula. The place was thus fight with these demons, had succeeded in killing assigned the name "Baramula" meaning 12 bores. them and was now in search of the Chief, Jalobhave who alongwith some of his companions The city of Baramula having been founded had taken refuge under the depths of water. by Raja Bhimsina in 2306 B.C. has a hoary To kill these demons Vishnu transformed him­ past. The city held the position of a gate-way self into a gigantic bear (Varaha), chased them for the valley. There was a watch station for thousands of years in the depths of water know as "Drang" (present drangbal village) and finally killed them. After this he rushed in where there was strong guard. The visitors fury and cut the mountain by striking his tail were received at this station. The famous against it, giving way to the flow of water. chinese visitor, Heiun-Tsang was received here 9 by Raja Darlubdurana, the then king of Kashmir, the sixth Sikhguru visited the city and in 631 A. D. This watch station existed upto gurdwara "Chatti Padshahi" was constructed the 19th century. Moorecraft, an English histo­ in his memory. Baramula thus became an rian, visited this station in 1823 A. D. abode of Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs living in fraternity and contributing to a rich composite A wooden bridge, over river Jhelum, culture. connected Baramula to the famous city of "Hashikopora" (present Ushkara village). The Baramula has appropriately been called the city of Hashikopora was founded by king Haskha "PANIPAT" of Kashmir. As the gate-way to the and was the headquarter of Buddhist monks as valley and right upto 1947 the inhabitants of Haskha had constructed a vihar there. Two this place would frequently become the victims more vihars were constructed by Queen to internal and external invasions. The city "Dakhana" and her brother prince "J aloka". was a regular battle field for the kings of The renowned land mark of the. hoary past Kashmir. In 927 A. D. after the death of Raja of Baramula, rather of Kashmir valley, is at Khema Gupta, the battle between Rani Daida, Hashikopora. The baroque terracotta school of the widow of Raja Khema Gupta, and his Hashikopora has been described as one of the vazir Pahalgan which took place at Baramula most striking and uniformly lovely chevisance resulted in the destruction of the city. During of the whole Indian art since ancient days. the reign of king Harash Deva, the king and In Kashan period the famous king "Kanishka" his cousins Oschal and Sosal fought a battle at founded the city of "KANSIPORA" (present Baramula which was so disastrous that in Kansipora village) just neat the city of Baramula. addition to thousands of soldiers the commander­ The city of Baramula thus got extended from in-chief of the royal army was also killed. Drang to Kansipora. It is believed that Kanishka When Oschal became the king of Kashmir, a convened 4th Buddhist conference at Kanispora battle between Ganga Chander, the commander­ under the chairmanship of "Nag-Arjana", in-chief of king Oschal and Sosal took place though controversy still continues to range over at Baramula, in which the later was defeated. the matter. During the Buddhist period Baramula After king Salhana when Ganga Chander took was the zenith of its glory and was the famous the charge of administration, he defeated Sosal city of the valley. 'Alburoni' describes Baramula for the second time and this battle also took as the prosperous trading centre of the valley. place at Baramula. These battles proved disastrous for the city. Mughal emperors had a particular fascination for the city of Baramula. Being the gate-way In Sultan-Zain-ul-Abdin's reign Baramula to the valley it was a haltage station for them became the battle field for the princes who during their visits to the valley. In 1508 A.D. fought among them-selves. During the pathan rule emperor Akbar, who entered the valley via Pakhli, also many battles were fought at Baramula. spent a few: days at Baramula and according Battle between Khurum Khan, the Pathan gover­ to "Tarikh Hassan" the city, during Akbar's nor and his predecessor Lal Khan took place at stay, had been decorated like a bridge. Jhangir Baramula and resulted in the defeat of Lal Khan. also had a stay at Baramula during his visit to Another battle between Mir Hazar Khan and the Kashmir in 1620 A. D. royal army, led by Ahmed Khan and Rahmat­ ullah Khan, also took place at Baramula. In 1810 From the very beginning Baramula has A. D. Atta Mohd. Khan, the pathan governor, enjoyed religious importance. The construction who revolted against the Durani king Shiza, of Hindu Teeratha and Buddhist Vihars made defeated the royal army, by Akram Khan. this city sacred to Hindus as well as Buddhist. This disastrous battle also took place at Bara­ In the 15th century the place became important mula resulting in the destruction of the city. to Muslims also, as the famous Muslim saint These internal disturbances vitally effected the Sayed Janbaz Wali, who visited the valley trade of the city, and retarded the economic alongwith his companions in 1421 A. D. chose progress of the people. Baramula as the centre of hi:> mission and after his death was burried there. His shrine In 1714 A. D. Muzaffar Khan Bamba the attracts pilgrims from far and wide. In 1584 sardar of two Gujar tribes, "Bambas" and 10

"Khakhas" invaded the city to get the booty. of these publications for constant use and re­ As a result of the successive invasions of Bambas ference by District Development Commissioners from 1714 A. D. to 1732 A. D. the people of has increased enormously. The present hand­ Baramula suffered a lot. The tyranny of these book is proposed to contain even more com­ looters gave birth to a well know Kashmiri prehensive data than in the past so as to meet proverb "BEAM HAl" meaning in Kashmiri, also the requirements of minimum needs pro­ the Bambas have come. Bambas being looters gramme set forth by the Planning Commission. used to create a lot of disturbances on their The publication will besides the basic population arrival, while the cruelty of Khokhas is re­ data emanating from the 1981 Census, contains membered even uptil now. The mere utterance comprehensive information pertaining to of work "Kokh" before a weeping child is the amenities and land-use pattren and other biggest weapon to frighten him. These invasions infrastructural statistics in respect of each village were brought to a halt by the then moughal and town of the district so as to serve as a governor Abu Barkat Khan who turned Haibat ready reference material for the planners and Khan Bamba out of the valley. Ultimately it was administrators for assessment of past achieve­ Maharaja who brought an end to ments and formulation of new programmes of such disturbance once for all. According to development at the grass-roots level. "Tarikh-Hassan" he terrified Bambas and Khokhas so much that like rats they took Town Directory refuge in the holes. It is thus that the in­ habitants of Baramula heaved a sigh of relief. The Town Directory covers information at The Tribal raid of 1947, however, proved fatal town level and includes items such as status for the city of Baramula. As a result of this of administration, growth of population, growth Tribal raid this historical city, which had pattern since 190]' physical aspects and location, steadily grown into an important trade centre, civic finances, CIVIC and other amenitIes, the valley lost all its glory in 1947 and has medical, i educational, recreational and cultural since reduced into the position of a small facilities, trade, industry and commerce, bank­ border town. ing facilities etc.

Brief history of District Census Handbook In addition, demographic data like sex­ The District Census Handbook were publi­ ratio, number of households, density of shed for the first time in 1951 as a part of population and position of civic and other the Census publication programme in almost amemtIes in notified or recognised slums of all the states of India except Jammu and class I & II towns have also been introduced. Kashmir State where due to the disturbed Considering the increasing employment of conditions prevailing in the wake of tribal women in urban areas and the consequent invasion of 1947-48, no census could be under­ housing need of single working woman, it has taken and as such no data was collected for· been felt necessary to indicate in the town the decade 1941-51. The publication of District directory also such information as the number Census Handbook series fulfilled a long felt of working women hostels with number of seats. need. These gave out not only the data A broad appraisal of the data incorporated contained in Primary Census Abstract according 10 the seven statements of the town directory to new classifications but included a sufficient IS attempted in the following paragraphs: account of the district and its people, and a vast magnitude of other data covering such Statement - I gives information on civic topics as communication, education, public administration status as in 1980, growth history health etc. in respect of each town and village of towns from 1901 to 1981, sex ratio of towns of the district. Consequently these have been from 1961 to 198], density and area in sq. kms. found to be of immense help to all the depart­ ments of the State Government for planning Statement - II gives the physical as well as and development at the grass-roots level. With locational aspects of towns of the district. the introduction of single line administration Under the physical aspects data on annual at the district level, the utility and importance rainfall (in cms.) and maximum and minimum 11 temperature (in centegrade) have been high­ bility of recreational and cultural facilities. lighted. The statement also gives information In addition, information about number of on distance of the town from the nearest city working women hostels has also been given with a population of one lakh and above, in the statement. If a medical or an educa­ distance from the state, district & tehsil hqrs., tional facility was not available in the town, from the railway station and bus rout~. It the name of the nearest place where it is also provides information on the existence of available has also been given in the statement. river/canal, if any, within 10 kIns. Statement - VI gives the facilities of trade, Statement - III provides the budgetary commerce, industry and banking available in statements pertaining to the financial year the towns in 1979. Besides, the number of 1978-79. The statement has been apportioned credit cooperative societies operating, the details into the receipt and expenditure heads. Under of three most important commodities imported, the receipt head information has been given exported and manufactured in the town have on such items as "receipt through taxes, also been indicated. revenue derived from municipal propf!rties and Village Directory power apart from taxation, Government grants, The village directory portion of the Handbook loans, advances and other sources". Expendi­ depicts particulars of amenities a vaila ble in ture head shows expenditure on general ad­ each village of the district in the field education, ministration, public safety, public health and medical care, power supply, drinking water, post conveniences, public works, public. institutions and others. & telegraph, communication, besides information about land use and places of religious, historical Statement - IV depicts civic and other and archaeological importance in the village. In amenities available in the town of Baramula case where a particular amenity is not available district and gives information on such items within the village, distance at which such a as length of the road in the town, system of facility is available even in the most modest sewerage, number and type of latrines, method form has been indicated in three broad ranges and disposal of night soil, source and capacity viz; -5 kms., 5-10 kms. and 10+ kms. If of drinking water and fire fighting services. there are composite schools like middle schools The statement also highlights the pattern of with primary classes or secondary schools with electricity consumed in the town and indicates middle classes, these have also been included in the number of connections under sub-heads the number of primary and middle schools, like domestic, industrial, commercial, road­ respective\y. For example, if in a· village or lighting and others. a town there were two primary schools and one middle school with primary Statement IV-A which is meant to depict classes, in the village/town the number civic and other amenities available in the have been given as three and that of notified slums of Class I & II towns has no middle school as one even though there are relevance for Baramula district. only three educational institutions. So also in case of secondary schools. Statement - V gives medical, educational, The village directory also carries the following recreational and cultural facilities as were four appendices: available in the towns in 1979. Under medical facilities are indicated the type of medical Appendix-l It gives the abstract of edu­ institutions and the number of medical beds cational, medical and other available. Likewise, different types of educa­ amenities available in the tional institutions available have been covered tehsils of the district. under educational facilities. Information Appendix-II It furnishes the land utilisa­ regarding the number of cinema houses, tion data in respect of census stadia, auditoria/drama halls and public towns. This appendix, however, libraries have also been incorporated in the is not relevant to Baramula statement to bring out the extent of availa- district. 12

Appendix-III This is a list of villages where on a flat surface is famous throughout the no amenities other than world for its salubrious climate and scenic drinking water like education, beauty. During the inter-censal period the medical, post and telegraph, district has undergone notable jurisdictional communication, power supply changes. The area of the district which stood are available. at 7458 kms. in 1971 census has shrunk now to 4588 kms. This is because in the inter-censal Appendix-IV It provides a list of villages period the old district of Baramula was according to the proportion bifurcated into two districts (a) Baramula of scheduled caste population comprising tehsils of Bandipore, Sonawari, by ranges. Sopore, Baramula, and Uri and All these appendices appears after the main (b) comprising the other three tehsils village directory. viz. , and Kupwara. In addition, 6 villages and three ghats were Primary Census Abstract: transferred from Sonawari tehsil to Srinagar The Primary Census Abstract part of the tehsil of while 6 villages publication is exclusively based on the 1981 were transferred from Sonawari tehsil to census data. It provides information in respect Baramula tehsil of the same district. There of each village and ward/mohalla of a town are now 660 villages in the district as against at tehsil level in respect of its area, number 1008 in 1971 out of which 646 villages are of residential houses, number of households, inhabited and 14 villages are uninhabited. I total population, scheduled caste population, The district experiences severe cold in literate and educated persons and working winter and moderate temperature during population by sex in 4 broad industrial summer. The areas like Mohra and Uri categories viz: (i) cultivators, (ii) agricultural however do! not experience much snow-fall. labourers, (iii) household industry, manufactur­ Except for the hard tracts of Baramula tehsil ing, processing, servIcmg and repairs and the district receives adequate rainfall. The (iv) other workers besides non-workers as a average rainfall is 31 inches per annum and separate category. the average temperature varies between 19.6° to 7.06° celisius. Special PCA on Scheduled Castes: It is for the first time that a special Nature has endorsed the district with a Primary Census Abstract has been introduced number of health resorts and places of tourist in the District Census Handbooks for the attracts. Mention may specially be made of Scheduled Caste population. The special PCA Gulmarg, , Watlab, Mansbal, Wular provides information pertaining to Scheduled lake. Gulmarg in particular attracts large Castes in respect of number of residential number of Indian and foreign tourists. houses and their population, literates, main workers classified by cultivators, agricultural Major Characteristics: labourers, workers m the household industry Bulk of the district's population lives in and other workers, marginal workers and rural areas with agriculture as their primary non-workers classified by sex. This PCA is occupation. The total village paper area of also presented for District, Tehsil and Town the district is 138501.68 hectares of which levels. irrigated area is 109141.65 hectares. Irrigation IS mostly provided by canals. Physical Aspects Rearing of live stock is one of the important The district of Baramula which lies between occupations in the district. The total livestock 32°-55' to 33°-50' north latitude and 73°-45' to as per livestock census of 1977 is 4.16 lakh 75°-20' east longitude is one of the six districts of while the number of poultry is 3.23 lakh birds. the oval shaped Kashmir valley which, command­ ing an average height of 1581 mts. but spread Cooperative movement has assumed consid- 13 erable importance in the district. During the There are 16 social welfare centres functioning decade, the number of cooperative sOcieties­ in the district and 460 persons are on roll in the entire district has gone upto 154 with In these centres a total membership of 72340. The Working Places of religious, historical or archaeological capital of the said societies has been reported importance and places of Tourist interest : as Rs. 6.50 crores. There are a number of places in the district Baramula distinguished itself as having been which attracts tourists and visitors in large first district to generate and provide electricity numoers. Some of these like Gulmarg enjoy to large parts of the State from Mohara power world wide reputation not only as a favourite house. At present the district accounts for 114 health resort but also as an attraction site MWs. of installed capacity out of the State's for winter sports. Interesting features of some total capacity of 209 MWs. More than half of the spots which are important either because the 'the te of electric power used in Sta thus of their historical or cultural background or comes from Baramula district. because of their scenic beauty are described below: In the year 1981~82, the district had a road length of 1095 kms. under the PWD. Springs in mountains Out of this, 434 kms. are block toped, 301 Alapather: are mettaled, 284 are single, 68 fair weather and 8 kms. are jeepable. According to the author of Tarikh Hassan, Alapather is the name of a pleasant spring There are eight banks operating in the on Aphorwat mountain which claims a height district with 61 branches located at important of 13,542 feet above the sea level. Three centres. In the year 1981~82 the .total amount streams are said to take off from the spring deposited in these banks stood at Rs. 2328 lakhs one flowing towards , the second in where as the corresponding amount advanced the direction of Buniyar in Uri tehsil and was Rs. 1051 lakhs. the third through Gulmarg.

The level of literacy III the district as Dudsar : per 1981 Census is 26.67. There ate 88 The spring lies to the north~west of Harmukh Secondary/High Schools, 314 Middle schools, mountain adjoining Gurais valley.. It is believed 1066 Primary schools with a total enrolment that the water of the spring becomes as white of 57559 students. Out of a total of 3866 as milk for 24 hours continously three times I teachers employed in these institutions 3205 during the month of August every year. teachers are trained. Yamalsar : During the year 1981-82 there were 277 small scale units with employment of 949 This spring lies on Barabal hill and its persons stand registered. The total number water flows into Madumati river now known of persons employed in these units during the as Bandipore nallah which takes off from 1980-81 was 911 persons. Harmukh mountain. The spring is believed to be a resort of the evil spirits and it is Health coverage in the form of hospitals believed that instrumental music can often be and dispensaries is fairly wide spread in the heard at this place. district. There are 6 hospitals, 101 dispensaries, 4 public health centres and 24 family planning Nilsar: centres in the district. The total bed strength The spring is situated on Vij bal mountain in these institutions was 306 and the number on the route leading from Bandipore to Gurais. of indoor and outdoor patients treated in I t is said that the spring has transparent these institutions in the same year was 34908 water which curiously enough does not flow and 631283 respectively. In addition, 8669 in any direction. It is also claimed that major and minor operations were conducted landslides caused by heavy snow-falls block in these institutions. the springs in early summer with trees and 14 rocks but after a month or so it automatically north-west of Sri nagar city. It lies at an resumes its normal condition and the water elevation of 5,180 feet above sea level and flows as usual. occupies an area of 12.5 sq. miles in normal conditions. The average depth of the lake is Springs in villages and towns estimated at 12 feet and its circumference Papchan: nearly 30 miles. During floods, when the adjoining areas which are situated at a low The spring is known after village Papchan level, get submerged, the lake extends to more of Bandipore tehsil, in which it is situated. than 100 sq. miles. It is held sacred by Hindus who bathe in it in the belief that by doing so they will be Unlike Dal-Iake of Srinagar, which looks purged of their sins. A fair is also held here like a reservoir of standing water, the wular on the occasion of Navratra. lake has the semblance of a small sea of blue water which keeps on rolling all the time. Bachanag: In stormy weather when furious winds sweep This is sit~ated in village Garura, tehsil over the lake its waves rise several feet above Sopore. People suffering from scabbies bathe the normal level of the water. in the spring in the belief that they would be cured of the disease. The name Wular assigned to the lake is believed to be a corrupt form Qf the Sanskrit Zelishur : word "Ullola" meaning "Turbulent". The This spring situated in Harwan village of assignment of this name to the lake seems to Sopore tehsil is a place of worship for Hindus. have been prompted by the storms which play upon its surface and result in loss of Chakrishor : life and property. The boat-men who navigate in the lake cross it in the early hours of The spring lies in village Ayatmula of morning when the weather IS calm and the Sopore tehsil and it also regarded sacred by chance of getting involved in the tempest is Hindus. the minimum.

Lachm.an Tirath : The lake is fed by a number of springs The spring is situated at Latishat village which spout out at different places in its of Sopore tehsil and is sacred to Hindus. bottom and also by river Jhelum which enters it from the east and leaves it by its south­ Shangapal : western corner. The Bandipore nallah which The spring is situated in the close vicinity in the old chronicles is known by the name of Braru Dachna village of Sopore tehsil. A Madumati also deposits its tributes in the lake. mosque, said to have been built about 400 years. ago by Sheikh Dawood Khaki, a Lofty mountains rise from its immediate prominent Muslim saint of Kashmir, stands northern and southern sides. The shrine of near by. Baba Shukur-ud-Din is situated on a small hillock standing on its western shore. Zaitishah A small island Zaina Lank by name and The spring has no name of its own but known after King Zain-ul-Abdin alias Badshah, is known after Zaitishah, a muslim saint of who ruled Kashmir during the first quarter 16th century, in whose mausoleum it is situated. of 15th century A.D. lies on the southern The water of the spring which contains lot side of the lake near about the place where of fish is pleasant. river Jehlum enters it. According to historical Lakes version, the lake once extended right up to Sumba I and the distance that had to be Wular lake: covered by the boats crossing the lake was This is the largest lake in Kashmir and so large that it took them the whole day to is situated at a distance of 21 miles in the complete the journey and many got capsized 15

in the process. It is said that to reduce the but the effort proved a failure and the man incidence of such tragic happening, king threw himself in despair into the water and Budshah ordered the building of a half way never rose again. landing place so that the navigators could, if necessary, break the journey by anchoring Manasbal lake is fed by internal springs near the shore of the island uptil the storm and its water is of a deep green colour. subsided and the journey could be resumed Water plants such as white and red lotus without any apparent risk. The island which abound in its shallower regions. measures about 300 feet in length and 255 The lake is bordered on one side by the feet in width, was eventually built and ruins of Badshah Bagh consisting of an old assigned the name Zaina Lank or, Zaina palace and a garden built by Emperor Jehangir. Demb meaning the place where Zain-ul-Abdin In the south there is a low range of hills halted. The island is said to have been built and at the foot of these, is the village of in 847 Hijri (1,443 A.D.) Kundabal where a number of limekilns have Besides its navigational advantages, the been built. The area is rich in lime stone lake also provides several avenues of employ­ deposits which are exported by boats to ment to the inhabitants of the adjoining areas. Srinagar in large quantities. Like Dal, Anchar Most of the fish consumed in Srinagar and and many other lakes, Manasbal is also full in the other urban areas of the valley, is a of fish. whic.h is not only consumed by the catch from Wular, where it is found in local. mhabltants of the neighbouring areas plenty. The inhabitants of some of the but IS also exported to the city of Srinagar and other towns. adjoining villages like Banayari etc. whose land holding besides being very small usually Pastures get submerged with the slightest rise in the Guhnarg water of the lake, mostly depend on fishing. By and large, Gulmarg is the biggest and Besides fish, waternuts also grow in several most important grazing area of the district. areas of the lake. The nuts are collected, It measures 3 miles in length and its width dried up and exported for sale to different varies from 600 to 1,200 feet. In summer, parts of the valley. the whole area is occupied by huge flocks of With a view to regulating fishing and sheep and cattle which are maintained on collection of waternuts, the State Government the rich fodder available in plenty. grant licences against payment of prescribed Manimarg ,: / fees and no one who does not possess such a licence can engage himself in either of the This is a fairly big pasture in the close activities. 'The operations are carried out by vicinity of Gurais and has a bracing climate. the licence holders for fixed periods of time Vijimarg: as specified in the licences. The pasture is situated on mount Vijabal Manasbal Lake : near the route leading to Gurais. It is full of wild flowers of different colours. The lake is situated about 15 miles in the nort-west of Srinagar and is connected with Mahalishamarg : river Jhelum by a canal about a mile below Sumba!. The lake is elliptic in shape and The pasture lies on the top of mount its circumference measures about 5 miles. It berth and provides a camping site for is believed to be the deepest lake in Kashmir travellers proceeding to Telel. It is fairly and while its depth has been estimated by large and commands a view of the whole some people at more than 40 feet, others valley. believe that it is .unfathomable. According to Ruins a legend associated with the lake, a holy man spent several years in making a line Ruins at Paraspur : long enough to touch the bottom of the lake Paraspur, the town founded by king 16

Lalitaditya Muktapida (701-737 A.D.) was Tourist Resorts situated about 2.50 miles in the south-west of Gulmarg: Shadipur village of Sonawari tehsil. Lalitaditya was one of the renowned rulers of Kashmir It is a mountain upland situated at about who enjoyed wide reputation as a pious man 13 miles south of Baramula and 24 miles to and a good administrator. He is said to have the west of Srinagar and is accessible from built several temples of Paraspur besides a Srinagar, , Baramula and Sopore. The palace for his own residence. town which is enclosed on all sides by hills covered with dense deodar forests, is shaped According to Stien, the vicissitudes, through like an elongated figure of (8) and is about which Parihasapura, as it was orginally known 3 miles long with a width varying from a .has passed after the reign of Lalitaditya, few hundred yards to a mile. The entire explain the reasons for the utter decay into surface of the town is covered by long rows which the palace and the temples etc. have of wild flowers of different colours, whence fallen. The royal residence, which was the the place is known as Gulmarg or the meadow first target, was removed from its site by of flowers. Lalitaditya's son Vajraditya. An attractive feature of the town was that it was built The climate of Gulmarg ill cold and bracing by Lalitaditya at the conflunce of river Jhelum but the rainfall is considerable. The most and Sindh. King Avantivarman, however, eligible spots for encamping are along the changed the course of Jhelurn later thus ridge at the east end of the Murg which removing the junction of the rivers to Shadipur besides providing fresh and pure air, commands which is about 2k miles away. Again king a magnificent view of the valley of Kashmir Shankara Varman (883-901 A.D.) dismantled and the city of Srinagar. The vast mountain the buildings and removed the material for of Nanga Parbat is also visible from the ascent to Gulfllarg. the construction .of a new town at Pattan. Whatever little was left is said to have been The valley is intersected by a stream dismantled by Sultan Sikandar who ruled which receives several tributaries while Kashmir from 1394-1416 A.D. flowing towards the north-west. King Yousuf Shah Chak is reported to have built a small Ruins at Andarkot boat by which he toured the stream whenever Andarkot is the name of the village about he visited Gulmarg. Later the Moughal kings, 5 miles below Shadipur. It waS founded by particularly Jahangir, were also enamoured king Jayapida and was then known asJaypur by the captivating beauty of Gulmarg and after his name. The ruins of the palace of they also endeavoured to beautify it. Jahangir king Jayapida and of several ancient temples paid frequent visits to Gulmarg and halted which were presumably built by him are still there for long duration for relaxation. found in the village. European tourists are also fascinated by the Ruins at Firozpur beauty of Gulmarg and regard it as the prettiest spot on earth. Many enjoy playing Ruins of an ancient temple are traceable golf in its natural golf fields which visit at Dranga near Firozpur nallah about 1.50 Gulmarg during December and January to miles to the east of Gulmarg. These consists participate in skiing and skating. To cater of Forch and shrine which are hardly to the heavy influx of visitors in summer and identifiable because of having fallen into winter a number of huts, furnished have dilapidation. As there are no traces of any been built up by the Government image or inscriptions it is also doubtful which are leased out for short durations whether any shrine at all existed at this place. to the visitors. Introduction of chairlift The word "Dranga" means a watch-station has further enhanced the tourist value of this established near a mountain pass and it is natural venue of winter sports. possible that the ruins may be the remnants of the structure built for guarding Gurais Valley infiltration into the valley. It is a large valley lying III the north of 17

Kashmir between longitude 74°-30' and 75°-10'. at the instance of Mir Syed Mohammad The Kishen Ganga river flows in its west and - Hamdani, a Muslim missionary from Iraq. Burzal stream in its east. The building colla psed as a result of the Gurais can be reached from Srinagar by earth quake of 1884 A.D. It was later rebuilt a metalled road from the town of Bandipore and repaired from time to time. The mosque measuring 40 miles upto Rajdhani pass, which attracts large gatherings on Fridays and on claims a height of 11,690 feet above the sea the occasion of important religious festivals. level and commands a full view of the whole It is visited by thousands of people on sixth valley. It is exceedingly picturesque with Zilhaj (l2th lunar month) for the celebration Kishen Ganga river dashing through a meadow of the death anniversary of Shah Hamdan, covered with walnut and willow trees and a great Muslim saint at whose instance masses series of mountains growing fur trees on their embraced in Kashmir. lower slopes. The mountain ranges which Shrine of SyedJanbaz Wali contain huge deposits of lime stone, are fairly high and rise above the limits of forest areas. This is the mausoleum of an immigrant from Middle East named Syed Mohammad The road of Sakardu tehsil, which now Rifaye alias Syed Yousuf. He is said to have lies on the other side of the control line been a great saint and an eminent scholar. crosses Kishen Ganga river by a bridge at His spiritual attainment and self abnegations Kanzalwan, a beautiful village about 25 miles were held in such a high esteem that he beyond Rajdhani paS'S. The foot path from became known as Janbaz Wali or a saint Gurais to Telel crosses the Burzal stream by who played with his life to attain salvation. a bridge and extends to about 13 miles from there. The shrine is situated in Baramula town very close to the left bank of river Jehlum. The climate of Gurais valley is very The death anniversary of the saint is celebrated rigorous and the harvest is scanty and uncertain. every year and people from the towns and The inhabitants rear huge flocks of sheep for rural areas assemble at the tomb in very large sale to the butchers of Srinagar and other numbers to invoke the blessings of the saint. towns. Most of the money, they make by the A community kitchen is also run on the date sale of sheep and goats, is consumed on the of anniversary. The utensils used for cooking purchase of grains imported from Kashmir include among others, a huge Cauldron made valley. The only crops grown in Gurais of copper which has been preserved from consist of barley, peas, trumba and pinga the time of the inception of the shrine and which are harvested only once in a year. can accommodate two maunds of rice. Fruits are also very rare and include, apples, pears and walnuts which are grown in a few BapUDl Reshi places only. This is the popular name of the shrine The inhabitants are generally very poor of Baba Payium-ud.Din, a prominent disciple and live in house built of un hewn timber. of Sheikh Zain-ud-Din Reshi of Aishmuqam. The houses are clustered together partly for Payium-ud-Din was born in a rich family and the sake of warmth and partly to facilitate is said to have suddenly severed all worldly communications. The roofs are in a dilapidated relations and turned a medicant. The shrine condition not so much because of the scarcity is situated in village Ranbuah about 1.50 of timber as for the reason that they are miles from Gulmarg. A cluster of buildings, weighed down and crippled by the heavy exclmlively built of timber, have been errected load of snow in winter. in the premises of the shrine and almost all of these are reserved for the accommodation Mosques and Shrines of pilgrims who a re provided with free board· Khanqah Sopore : ing and lodging. The mosque was built by Sultan Sikander The death anniversary of the saint, which Ruler of Kashmir (1394 A.D. to 1417 A.D.) is said to have occurred in 1475 A.D. is 18 celebrated in the month of Poh (December) In 525 Hijri, it is said that Renchen Shah and is attended not only by Muslims but and his wife Kota Rani embraced Islam at also by a large number of Hindus who the hands of Hazrat Bul Bul Shah. There usually visit the shrine with the object of is a continuous flow of devotees to this shrine. taking a vow to dedicate certain objects to Legend has it that anyone visiting the shrine the service of the saint if their prayer is with some purpose and making three, seven granted. or nine circuitous rounds of the mausoleum, usually returns with his wishes granted. Syed Hilal Naqishbandi Shrine of Shuhab Shah Qalandar The shrine is situated in village Sumbal, very close to Manasbal lake. Syed Hilal, a The shrine is situated in Bandipore town muslim saint of Naqishbandi cult is entombed at the summit of a hill, in the bossom of here. Very little is known about his origin which lies the main part of the town. The and the place from which he' migrated to shrine is not very old and dates back to Kashmir. He enjoyed wide reputation for his 1341. The shrine consists of a Kutcha structure piety and scholarship. The anniversary of around the mausoleum of the saint. The the saint which is celebrated on the 15th of walls are made of stone and mud and roof the second lunar month (Safar) is attended covered with grass. ThC" shrine IS negotiated by thousands of inhabitants belonging to rural from the foot of the hill through a steep and urban areas of the district. craggy path.

Shrine of Malik Padshah Sahib Much is not known about the life history of the saint. According to Tariekh Hassan, This shrine is considered to be the oldest Shuhab Shah who came of a rich family, of the shrines in the Bandipore town having shunned all material aspiration from his very been established in 1770 A.D. corresponding childhood ,and turned medicant. It is said to 1195 Hijri. It is located in mohalla that duridg his life time a saint from outside Nabirpora in ward 5 of the town. The shrine the State came to Bandipore and stayed with consists of a single storeyed rectangular him. With his spiritual powers, he made him building with walls made of stones and roof 'Qalandar' a cult of saints who appear to covered with G.I. sheets. Inside the building, be lunatics but are, in fact, so much absorbed there is a 6 Mts. X 9 Mts. room, the middle in divinity that they forget their own person. of which is marked with the mausoleum of He enjoined upon him to meditate in the the saint. The mausoleum itself is immured mermitage at the summit of the hill, where with a dome shaped structure decorated with the present shrine is situated. brocaded cloth called "darpardah". Shuhab Shah is believed to have died on According to knowledgeable persons, the 16th of Ramzan, the 9th Lunar month of shrine has been repaired thrice. The saint, 1341 Hijri year but it lacks confirmation. Malik Kunar Rana alias Malik Sahib, like his brothers, Malik Jahangir Rana and Jogi Relic of Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jeelani Rana, shunned all mundane aspirations, devoting A strand of hair of Sheikh Abdul Qadir himself to upliftment of down trodden masses. Jeelani alias Dastgir Sahib has been deposited According to "Tariekh Aqwam-e-Kashmir" in a cylindrical glass casket which is kept Malik Kunar Rana orginally' belonged to in an iron safe placed in the shrine of Chander Bangi dynasty which ruled Kashmir Malik Padshah Sahib in Bandipore town. in early times. The last heir of this dynasty Until 1958, the holy relic was in the house Ram Chandar commanded the royal force of Mir Abdullah Nazki and it was on the of Raja Sehdev, the ruler of Kashmir from persistant demand of the local people that 1334 A.D. to 1363 A.D. The Tarter Renchen the relic was transferred to the shrine of Malik Shah after snatching the throne from Raja Sahib. According to the account given by Abdul Sehdev slayed Ram Chandar and married Rashid Nazki, an elder member of Nazki his daughter Kota Rani. dynasty, the relic was brought i,to Bandipore J9

by their forefathers from one Syed Abdullah known, but it is believed that it was built Shah of Katra Mansingh, Amritsar. At Bandi­ around 5th century A.D. The building consists pore, the relic· was properly authenticated in of a lofty central edifice, standing in a large presence of local people by one Molvi quadrangle and surrounded by a colonnade Ahmed-ullah of village Tarka Pora, who used of pillars with intervening Trefoil-headed to go to Amritsar off and on to have its recesses. It is one of the few temples in glimpse. It is said that the relic used to be Kashmir which has escaped natural calamities taken out in procession to Iddgah to ward and the vagaries of climate. The temple off the effects of natural calamities. attracts pilgrims on all important festivals besides those who visit it every day in the Considering the relic as their most prized motning. possession the Nazkis preserved it in their house and on the 11th of Rabi-ul-Sani, the Narayan ThaI 4th lunar month of Islamic calendar, the The temple stands in a small tank, on the death anniversary of the saint, they would right bank of river Jhelum one mile from exhibit it to their family kins and other Baramula town. It is situated at the foot acquaintances. of a hill in a hollow and measures over 13 The death anniversary of Sheikh Abdul feet on each side. The tank is fed by running Qadir Jeelani is celebrated for 15 days stream which takes off from a spring inside beginning from 1st of Rabi-ul-Sani, the 4th the hill. Lunar month. On the eleventh day, the holy Although the temple is visited by many relic is exhibited to a large crow