Furrah

Furrah is a village in the Anantnag district of the disputed territory of Jammu and Kashmir. 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. Furrah 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

Furrah 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

Furrah 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

Kashmiri is the local language. Sandran is the only river flowing through the area.

Education

Colleges

• Government Boys Degree College, Khanabal, Anantnag
• Government Degree College, Anantnag (for women)

Schools

• Govt. Higher Secondary School, Furrah, Anantnag
• Govt. Boys higher Secondary School, Anantnag
• Govt. Girls Higher Secondary School, Anantnag (Ranibagh)