town in the northwestern part of Jammu and Kashmir state, northern India. It is situated on the Jhelum River about 7 miles (11 km) beyond the river's emergence from Wular Lake. Located some 28 miles (45 km) west and slightly north of Srinagar, the state's summer capital, Baramula is surrounded by an agricultural region in which rice, wheat, and barley are grown. The region is bordered by the Pir Panjal Range (Pīr Panjāl Range) of the Himalayas to the west and the Vale of Kashmir (Kashmir, Vale of) to the east. Pop. (2001) 61,830.