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Frisal
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Frisal
Frisal (India)
Coordinates: 33°52′N75°16′E / 33.86°N 75.27°E / 33.86; 75.27
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kulgam
Elevation
1,600 m (5,200 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total5,132
Languages
  Official Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English [1] [2]
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)

Frisal is a tehsil and CD block in the district of Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir, India. [3] It is 14 km from District Headquarters Kulgam and 6 km 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 the second largest town in Kulgam.

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Economy

The main sources of income of this tehsil are agriculture, horticulture, business, and government. Frisal is average economically and educationally.

Tehsil offices include the Block office, JK Bank, Punjab National Bank, social welfare office, and Model Hospital,

Education

The town offers one Govt. Degree college, one higher secondary school, five high schools and several lower educational institutions.

Geography

Many springs in Frisal lead it to be known as a town of springs.

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, Frisal had a population of 5,132. [4] The population later grew to over 8000.[ citation needed ]

Religion in Frisal
ReligionPercent
Islam
99.18%
Hinduism
0.53%

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