Arizal, Jammu and Kashmir

Arizal (ur|أريزال, ksٲرٕزال) is a village in Budgam district in Indian Jammu and Kashmir. It is situated at the base of the Pir Panjal Range of the Himalayas, in the Sukhnag Valley. It falls under the administrative division of tehsil Khansahib, which is one of the nine tehsils of district Budgam. It lies at a distance of about 35 km from the district headquarters Budgam, 16 km from the sub-district headquarters Khansahib, and 45 km away from Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir.

At the 2011 census, it had a population of 1,715.

Population
As of 2011 census, the population of Arizal is 17,15 of which 874 (51%) are males while the remaining 841 (49%) are females and a total number of 467 children (217 boys and 250 girls) below 6 years as per the report. There are about 252 houses in Arizal village.

Religion
People in all the hamlets of Arizal follow Islam and the whole of the population of Arizal belong to Sunni sect of Islam. Most of the people of the village follows the Hanafi School Of Thought. However Rising Tendency towards Salafi School Of Thought Can't be Underestimated. Religious education is imparted through Madrasas either early in the morning or in the evening time. Ghulam Ali Malik is the Imam (Religious head) of the village.



Languages spoken in Arizal
The mothertongue of the people of Arizal is Koshur and a small portion of population also speaks Punjabi. However Urdu, Hindi and English is also spoken as second and third languages.

Etymology
The word Arizal is derived from two Kashmiri words: "آرء (ārü)" means river/rivers and "زال (zāl)" means web. So, Arizal means "Web Of River/Rivers". It gets this name due to the Sukhnag river which flows through the village.

Education
Literacy rate of Arizal village

Literacy rate in Arizal village is 36%. 623 out of total 1715 population is educated here. Among males the literacy rate is 47% as 418 males out of total 874 are literate whereas female literacy rate is 24% as 205 out of total 841 females are literate in this Village. The dark side is that illiteracy rate of Arizal village is shockingly high -- 63%. Here 1092 out of total 1715 individuals are illiterate. Male illiteracy rate here is 52% as 456 males out of total 874 are illiterate. Among the females the illiteracy rate is 75% and 636 out of total 841 females are illiterate in this village.

 Schools 

Schools in Arizal include both government-run and private schools of varying levels.

 List Of Schools: 


 * Government Primary School, Ganherwari, Arizal.
 * GPS Arizal.
 * Government High School, Arizal.
 * Islamic Education Institute (I.E.I), Arizal.
 * Cambridge International School, Arizal.
 * PS Ahiji Colony, Chak Marag, Arizal.
 * PS Mir Mohalla Arizal.

Occupation
The number of occupied people of Arizal village is 323 whereas 1392 are un-employed. And out of 323 employed people 199 persons are totally dependent on cultivation.

Castes/Surnames
The main Castes living in Arizal village are:


 * Malik
 * Wani
 * Dar
 * Khan
 * Ganai
 * Var
 * Syed
 * Mir
 * Hajam

Nearby Places

 * Doodhpathri
 * Parhes Maidan
 * Tosa Maidan

Villages:
 * Raiyar (2 km)
 * Zoogu ( 2 km)
 * Kharian (3 km)
 * Ringazabal (3 km)
 * Hardupanzoo ( 3 km)
 * Kumroo (4 km)
 * Wachoo (4 km)
 * Dabipora (6 km)
 * Pethkoot (7 km)
 * Sail (8 km)
 * Peth Zanigam (5 km)
 * Buna Zanigam (6 km)
 * Raithan (8 km)
 * Kandoora (11 km)
 * Sonapah (14 km)

Tehsils:
 * Khansahib (9 km)
 * Khag (12 km)
 * Beerwah (18 km)
 * Mandi (21 km)