- Source: 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. 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
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
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, Forah, Anantnag
Govt. Boys higher Secondary School, Anantnag
Govt. Girls Higher Secondary School, Anantnag (Ranibagh)
