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{{About|a town|the Sufi muslim shrine|Charar-e-Sharief shrine}}
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| name = Charari Sharief
| other_name = Tsar-i-Sharif
| nickname = Chaar
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of Jammu and Kashmir|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Budgam district|Budgam]]
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| population_total = 11,533
| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics1_info1 = [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]], [[Urdu]], [[Hindi]], [[Dogri language|Dogri]], [[English language|English]]<ref name="OfficialLang">{{cite web |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2020/222037.pdf |title=The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020 |publisher=The Gazette of India|date=27 September 2020 |access-date=27 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020 | work=Rising Kashmir | date=23 September 2020| url=http://risingkashmir.com/news/parliament-passes-jk-official-languages-bill-2020 | access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref>
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'''Charar-i-Sharief''' (variously spelled Chrar-e-Sharif, Charari Shareef, etc.) is a town and a [[notified area committee]] in [[Budgam district]] in the [[India]]n union territory of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[India]].

The town was given the status of block in January 2014. The town is divided into 10 wards. Each ward has a municipal councillor.

The famous [[mohalla]]s of Charar-i-Sharief are: Talab-e-Kalan or Bada Talab, Trajibal, Court Road, Gulshanabad, Nowhar, Baghi Noor U Din Nowhar, Jabl-e-Noor, Wazabagh, Alamdar colony, Zaloosa and Kumar Mohalla.

Charar-i-Sharief is considered one of the most [[Charar-e-Sharief Shrine|sacrosanct Muslim shrines]] in Kashmir. It is situated approximately {{convert|28|km|abbr=on}} from Srinagar, en route to Yusmarg. The Shrine of Charar-i-Sharief is approximately 600 years old. It is popularly known as the "Sheikh Noor-ud-Din Wali".'''''

==Geography==
Charari Sharief has an average elevation of 1,933 metres (6,345 feet) above [[mean sea level]].<ref>[http://wikimapia.org/#lat=33.861596&lon=74.7683144&z=16&l=0&m=a&v=2&show=/5070387/AASTANI-AALI-HAZRAT-ALAMDAR-E-MULK-E-KASHMIR-sheikh-ul-aalam-sheikh-noorudin-noorani-RA&search=nowhar Wikimapia:Satellite Pictures]</ref>

==Demographics==
{{As of|2011}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Charar i Sharief had a population of 15,000. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Charar i Sharief has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 58% and female literacy of 38%. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

==Municipal committee==
'''Municipal Committee Charar-E-Sharief''' is an [[Urban Local Body]] which administrates the town of Charar-E-Sharief in [[Budgam district]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[India]]. It has 13 elected members. Its last elections took place on 10 October 2018.

''' Keys:'''
{{legend2|#00BFFF|[[Indian National Congress|INC]] (11) |border=solid 1 px #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#ffffff|''Vacant'' (2) |border=solid 1 px #AAAAAA}}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! #
! Name
! Municipal Ward
! Reservation Status
! Party
|-
| 1 || Maheen Munir || Karim Abad || Women Open || bgcolor=#00BFFF|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
| 2 || Zahid Jan Baba || Sheer Abad || Open || bgcolor=#00BFFF|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
| 3 || ''Vacant'' || Shah Abad || Open || bgcolor=#ffffff|''N/A''
|-
| 4 || Vacant || Reshi Abad || Women Open || bgcolor=#00BFFF|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
| 5 || Imtiyaz Ahmad Dar || Wazabagh || Open || bgcolor=#00BFFF|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
| 6 || Vacant || Noor Abad || Open || bgcolor=#00BFFF|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
| 7 || Vacant|| Sharief Abad || Women Open || bgcolor=#00BFFF|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
| 8 || Hamid Hussain || Gulshan Abad A || Open || bgcolor=#00BFFF|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
| 9 || Anjil Zahid || Gulshan Abad B || Open || bgcolor=#00BFFF|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
| 10 || Jawiara || Nudreshi Colony || Women Open || bgcolor=#00BFFF|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
| 11 || ''Vacant'' || Almadar Basti 1 || Open || bgcolor=#ffffff|''N/A''
|-
| 12 || Bilal Ahmad Teli || Almadar Basti 2 || Open || bgcolor=#00BFFF|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
| 13 || Tariq Ahmad Dar || Rozabal || Open || bgcolor=#00BFFF|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
|}

==See also==
[[Charar-e-Sharief Shrine]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070204024107/http://budgam.nic.in/holyplaces.htm Holy Places] (Budgam District official website)

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[[Category:Cities and towns in Budgam district]]

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