# Korgbal Village, Gurez, Bandipore (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Gurez, Bandipore 

# Korgbal

Korgbal is a village in Gurez sub-district of Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **146 people in 24 households**, the 28th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 146people (2011)
- 24households
- 70.3%literacy
- 896females per 1,000 males

## Korgbal PIN code and other codes

Korgbal falls in Gurez sub-district, Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Gram panchayatKanzalawan
- Community development blockGurez
- Census village code002702

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Korgbal from nearby towns?

- Gurez (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Bandipora (district HQ)85 km by road
- Bandipora (nearest town)85 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Korgbal?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Korgbal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gurez
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gurez
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gurez
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Korgbal known for?

The main crops are **potato, maiza and wheat**. About 18% of the 76 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Korgbal

Of every 100 households in Korgbal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Korgbal · ■ Gurez rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**34%

Tap water ****75%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****17%**

**44%

Television ****67%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**3%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Korgbal?

■ Korgbal · ■ Gurez rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.3%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**653

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1154**

**914

Working population ****17.8%**

**42.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.2% for men and 57.4% for women. 34% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 5 (19%) · **■** Marginal 21 (81%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Gurez

- Gund Gul Sheikh479 people
- Manz Gund407 people
- Zadigi302 people
- Wazirithal249 people

[All 28 villages in Gurez](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/bandipore/gurez/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Korgbal from Bandipora?85 km by road
- What is the population of Korgbal?146 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Korgbal in?Bandipore district (Gurez sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Korgbal?70.3% (Census 2011)