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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Bhal Padri<br />
| native_name = Bal Padri<br />
| native_name_lang = ks<br />
| settlement_type = Hill Station<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = [[India]]<br />
| subdivision_type1 = State<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = District<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Doda district|Doda]]<br />
| subdivision_type3 = Tehsil<br />
| subdivision_name3 = [[Gandoh|Gandoh (Bhalessa)]]<br />
| pushpin_map = India Jammu and Kashmir<br />
| pushpin_label_position = center<br />
| pushpin_map_alt = <br />
| pushpin_map_caption = Bhal Padri in [[Doda district|Doda]], Jammu and Kashmir, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|32.943901|N|75.841578|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Urdu]]<br />
| demographics_type2 = Languages<br />
| demographics2_title1 = Local<br />
| demographics2_info1 = [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]], [[Urdu]], Gojri, Bhalessi, [[Bhadarwahi language|Bhaderwahi]]<br />
| image_skyline = Bhal Padri Bhalessa.jpg<br />
| image_caption = Bhal Padri is a natural landscape in Bhalessa<br />
| image_size = 300 px<br />
| elevation_ft = 11,000<br />
| elevation_footnotes =<ref name="elevation">{{Cite web | title=Adventures |url=https://doda.nic.in/adventures/ | access-date=13 July 2020 | website=www.doda.nic.in }}</ref><br />
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'''Bhal Padri''' ([[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]]; ''Bal Padri'') is a [[hill station]] situated above a group of small valleys<ref name="SBPR-BOOK">{{Cite book | first1=Hardeep |last1=Chahal|last3=Pereira|first3=Vijay|first2=Jeevan|last2=Jyoti|title=Sustainable Business Practices for Rural Development: The Role of Intellectual Capital|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4SjoDwAAQBAJ&dq=bhal+padri&pg=PA126|access-date=13 Jul 2020|page=126|date=28 Feb 2018|isbn=978-981-13-9298-6|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|oclc=1157092488}}</ref> covered with a dense forest<ref name="cv.in"/> located in the Changa, [[Bhalessa]].<ref name="elevation"/> area of [[Doda district]]. It borders [[Padri Top|Padri Pass]], {{efn|name=Padri Pass|Padri Pass or Padri Top is tourist attraction located on Bhaderwah-Himachal Pradesh road}}<ref>{{Cite web | title= Bhal Padri, Doda |url=https://www.nativeplanet.com/doda/attractions/bhal-padri/ | access-date= 11 Jul 2020|website=www.nativeplanet.com}}</ref> [[Bhaderwah]] at a distance of {{convert|4|km|mi}} northeast. Rivulets and streams flow through this valley.<ref name="SBPR-BOOK"/><br />
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==Etymology==<br />
The name ''Bhal Padri'' is derived from the words, ''Bhal,'' which stands for Bhalessa, and ''Padri,'' the name of a nearby location popularly known as ''Padri Pass'' or ''Padri Top.''<ref name="visitor">{{Cite web | title=Bhal Padri|url=https://usamarather.wordpress.com/2020/07/13/bhal-padri/|last=Rather | first=Usama|access-date=13 July 2020}}</ref><br />
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==About==<br />
Bhal Padri village is located to the northeast of Padri Pass, the highest point on the Bhaderwah-Chamba road.<ref>{{Cite web|title=PADRI|url=http://www.kashmirhills.com/destinations/bhaderwah/padri-in-bhaderwah/|access-date=2020-07-19|website=Kashmir Hills|language=en-US}}</ref> Bhalessa is the nearest village on the northwestern side. People residing there belong to the Gujjar community<ref name="gk">{{Cite news|last=Yousafzai|first=Tahir Nadeem Khan|title=Laborers on verge of starvation in Doda amid lockdown|url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/editorial/laborers-on-verge-of-starvation-in-doda-amid-lockdown/|date=11 Apr 2020|publisher=[[Greater Kashmir]]|access-date=13 Jul 2020}}</ref> and live in mud houses without electricity. They use solar-powered lights.<ref name="India.com">{{Cite news | title=Army lights up 200 more mud houses in higher reaches of JK|url=https://www.india.com/news/agencies/army-lights-up-200-more-mud-houses-in-higher-reaches-of-jk-3256143/|date=25 Aug 2018|access-date=13 Jul 2020|publisher=[[India.com]]}}</ref><br />
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==Tourism==<br />
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Bhal Padri is situated above a group of small valleys,<ref name="SBPR-BOOK"/> at an elevation of {{convert|11,000|ft|m}}<ref name="elevation"/> above sea level. The landscape around it is characterised by streams flowing through meadows, surrounded dense forest.<ref name="cv.in">{{Cite web|title=Bhal Padri Gorgeous Valley {{sic|Compris|hide=y|ing Of}} Innumerable Tiny Valleys.|url=https://www.chenabvalley.in/2020/06/27/bhal-padri-gorgeous-valley-comprising-of-innumerable-tiny-valleys/|date=27 Jun 2020|access-date=13 July 2020|website=www.chenabvalley.in|archive-date=13 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200713043925/https://www.chenabvalley.in/2020/06/27/bhal-padri-gorgeous-valley-comprising-of-innumerable-tiny-valleys/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The area is popular for trekking, as the town of [[Bhaderwah]] is located only {{convert|4|km|mi}} to the southwest.<ref name="outlook-28Jun2020">{{Cite web | title = A rare flower blooms amid slump in tourism in JK's Bhaderwah|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/a-rare-flower-blooms-amid-slump-in-tourism-in-jks-bhaderwah/1879773 | date =28 Jun 2020| publisher= [[Outlook (Indian magazine)]] | access-date=13 July 2020}}</ref><br />
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==Route==<br />
Bhal Padri is located {{convert|66|km|mi}} from the headquarters of [[Doda district]]. It is known to be the connecting link between Bhaderwah and [[Bhalessa]].<ref name="visitor"/> It is not directly connected to any roads. However, nearby roads include the Bhaderwah-Chamba road and the Gandoh-Khilotran road. The Bhaderwah-Chamba road at Padri leads to a path by which one may reach Bhal Padri after a {{convert|10-15|km|mi}} walk.<ref name="heavens">{{Cite web|title=Splendid Tourist Attractions|url=https://www.bhadarwahheavens.com/places.php|work=Bhaderwah Development Authority (J&K Tourism)|access-date=13 July 2020}}</ref> The Gandoh-Khilotran road is {{convert|12|km|mi}} from Bhal Padri on foot.<ref name="visitor"/><br />
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The route starts from the nearest airport and provincial headquarters at [[Jammu]].<br />
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The road starts from Jammu—[[Batote]] (via [[National Highway 1A (India, old numbering)|NH1A]]), changing route from Batote—[[Thathri]] (via [[National Highway 244|NH244]]) and turning right near Thathri-Kishtwar Bridge towards Thathri—Khilotran Highway till the Khilotran area of [[Gandoh|Gandoh Bhalessa]], a footpath is found that leads the travellers to Bhal Padri.<ref name="visitor"/><br />
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==Notes==<br />
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[[Category:Doda district]]<br />
[[Category:Chenab Valley]]<br />
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Doda district]]</div>Saurabh