Village · Rafiabad, Baramula # Achha Bal Achha Bal is a village in Rafiabad sub-district of Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted 5,440 people in 912 households, the 2nd largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 5,440 people (2011) - 912 households - 71.4% literacy - 946 females per 1,000 males ## Achha Bal PIN code and other codes Achha Bal falls in Rafiabad sub-district, Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayat P/Hq Saripara - Community development block Rohama - Census village code 002309 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Achha Bal from nearby towns? - Rafaibad (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road - Baramulla (district HQ) 14 km by road - Rafiabad (nearest town) 12 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Achha Bal? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Achha Bal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 private - ● Primary school In village · 6 govt - ● Middle school In village · 4 govt · 1 private - ● Secondary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Dispensary In village · 2 · 1 doctors - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Sopore - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Sopore - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 5 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Achha Bal known for? The main crops are paddy. About 77% of the 332 hectares of village land is sown, and 194 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Achha Bal Of every 100 households in Achha Bal in 2011, 97 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 11 a car. ■ Achha Bal · ■ Rafiabad rural average - Electricity for lighting 97% 96% - Toilet within the home 45% 72% - No toilet (open defecation) 54% 24% - Tap water 99% 72% - Drinking water within premises 81% 45% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 20% 13% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 79% 85% - Use banking services 96% 74% - Television 85% 50% - Mobile phone 91% 71% - Computer with internet 5% 1% - Two-wheeler 13% 5% - Car / jeep / van 11% 6% - None of these assets 1% 13% - 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 Achha Bal? ■ Achha Bal · ■ Rafiabad rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 71.4% 63.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 946 955 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 879 914 - Working population 34.8% 39.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.3% for men and 61.0% for women. 51% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 322 (17%) · ■ Farm labourers 75 (4%) · ■ Household industry 26 (1%) · ■ Other work 929 (49%) · ■ Marginal 542 (29%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Rafiabad - Ruhama 5,657 people - Raban Ranahama 4,434 people - Ludura 4,203 people - Behram Pora 4,008 people - Hadi Pora 3,682 people All 77 villages in Rafiabad ## Quick answers - How far is Achha Bal from Baramulla? 14 km by road - What is the population of Achha Bal? 5,440 (Census 2011) - Which district is Achha Bal in? Baramula district (Rafiabad sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Achha Bal? 71.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/rafiabad/achha-bal/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.