Village · Charar- E- Shrief, Badgam # Noor Abad Noor Abad is a village in Charar- E- Shrief sub-district of Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted 4,166 people in 550 households, the 4th largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 40.7%. - 4,166 people (2011) - 550 households - 61.1% literacy - 888 females per 1,000 males ## Noor Abad PIN code and other codes Noor Abad falls in Charar- E- Shrief sub-district, Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayat Footipora - Community development block Nagam - Census village code 000840 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Noor Abad from nearby towns? - Charar-E-Shreif (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road - Budgam (district HQ) 12 km by road - Charar-E-Sharief (nearest town) 6 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Noor Abad? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Noor Abad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 private - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors - ● Allopathic hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Charar-E-Shreif - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Budgam - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Budgam - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Noor Abad known for? The main crops are paddy. About 79% of the 618 hectares of village land is sown, and 158 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Noor Abad Of every 100 households in Noor Abad in 2011, 100 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Noor Abad · ■ Charar- E- Shrief rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 86% - Toilet within the home 92% 63% - No toilet (open defecation) 2% 25% - Tap water 99% 93% - Drinking water within premises 81% 58% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 97% - Use banking services 31% 22% - Television 38% 30% - Mobile phone 64% 52% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 2% - Car / jeep / van 4% 2% - None of these assets 13% 29% - Own their home 99% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Noor Abad? ■ Noor Abad · ■ Charar- E- Shrief rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 61.1% 40.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 888 864 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 693 781 - Working population 29.1% 26.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.2% for men and 48.4% for women. 38% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 587 (48%) · ■ Farm labourers 51 (4%) · ■ Household industry 9 (1%) · ■ Other work 166 (14%) · ■ Marginal 401 (33%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Charar- E- Shrief - Chelen Chunt Nar 6,131 people - Darwan Nowgam 5,951 people - Charri Sharif 5,353 people - Pukher Pora 3,694 people - Forest Block 3,237 people - Mal Pora Dard Pora 2,406 people - Telsur 2,018 people All 17 villages in Charar- E- Shrief ## Quick answers - How far is Noor Abad from Budgam? 12 km by road - What is the population of Noor Abad? 4,166 (Census 2011) - Which district is Noor Abad in? Badgam district (Charar- E- Shrief sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Noor Abad? 61.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/badgam/charar-e-shrief/noor-abad/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.