Village · Kreeri, Baramula # Kalantra Bala Kalantra Bala is a village in Kreeri sub-district of Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted 1,314 people in 206 households, the 17th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.9%. - 1,314 people (2011) - 206 households - 56.9% literacy - 985 females per 1,000 males ## Kalantra Bala PIN code and other codes Kalantra Bala falls in Kreeri sub-district, Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayat Kalantra - Community development block Wagura - Census village code 002492 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kalantra Bala from nearby towns? - Kreeri (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road - Baramulla (district HQ) 30 km by road - Baramulla (nearest town) 35 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kalantra Bala? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Kalantra Bala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Baramulla - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Baramulla - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Baramulla - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and covered wells - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 3 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kalantra Bala known for? The main crops are paddy. Products made here include carpet. About 70% of the 204 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kalantra Bala Of every 100 households in Kalantra Bala in 2011, 93 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Kalantra Bala · ■ Kreeri rural average - Electricity for lighting 93% 90% - Toilet within the home 92% 68% - No toilet (open defecation) 8% 28% - Tap water 89% 83% - Drinking water within premises 80% 37% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 18% 8% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 81% 90% - Use banking services 41% 53% - Television 24% 31% - Mobile phone 67% 58% - Computer with internet 2% 1% - Two-wheeler 2% 2% - Car / jeep / van 3% 3% - None of these assets 7% 22% - 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 Kalantra Bala? ■ Kalantra Bala · ■ Kreeri rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 56.9% 61.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 985 944 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 736 886 - Working population 24.7% 25.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.3% for men and 45.0% for women. 46% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 19 (6%) · ■ Farm labourers 76 (23%) · ■ Other work 108 (33%) · ■ Marginal 121 (37%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kreeri - Bandi Pain 1,833 people - Dawlat Pora 1,546 people - Kalantra Pain 1,494 people - Doli Pora 1,316 people - Kakuthal 1,300 people - Shera Pora Gugaran 1,289 people - Shumlaran 1,276 people - Duda Bug 1,274 people All 50 villages in Kreeri ## Quick answers - How far is Kalantra Bala from Baramulla? 30 km by road - What is the population of Kalantra Bala? 1,314 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kalantra Bala in? Baramula district (Kreeri sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Kalantra Bala? 56.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/kreeri/kalantra-bala/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.