Furrah
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| Country | India |
| State | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Anantnag district |
| Area | |
• Total | 178.5 ha (441 acres) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,532 |
| • Density | 1,418/km2 (3,674/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Spoken | Kashmiri, Urdu, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 192101 |
Furrah is a village in the Anantnag district of the disputed territory of Jammu and Kashmir.[1] It has nearly 1500 households.
The village is located just 4 km away from main city of Anantnag. A railway line passes to one side of the village. Forah has more than 65% of literacy rate. This village is home to many high officials of bank, education department and other departments. Present president of J&K lecturer's form Dr. Manzoor ahmed rather belongs to this village.
Agriculture is the main industry of the village.
Location
[edit | edit source]Forah is located 4 km south from district headquarters Anantnag. The nearby villages are:
- Ashajipora - 3 km
- Monghall - 1 km
- Lalan and Ganoora - 1 km
- Dialgam - 3 km
- Khanabal - 5 km
Forah is about 1.5 km from the [[National Highway 1A (India, old numbering )|National Highway 1A]], which acts as a border between Anantnag and Kulgam district.
Demographics
[edit | edit source]Kashmiri is the local language. Sandran is the only river flowing through the area.
Education
[edit | edit source]Colleges
[edit | edit source]- Government Boys Degree College, Khanabal, Anantnag
- Government Degree College, Anantnag (for women)
Schools
[edit | edit source]- Govt. Higher Secondary School, Forah, Anantnag
- Govt. Boys higher Secondary School, Anantnag
- Govt. Girls Higher Secondary School, Anantnag (Ranibagh)
References
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