Village · Tangmarg, Baramula # Posh Bag Posh Bag is a village in Tangmarg sub-district of Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted 357 people in 71 households, the 75th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%. - 357 people (2011) - 71 households - 45.0% literacy - 1,028 females per 1,000 males ## Posh Bag PIN code and other codes Posh Bag falls in Tangmarg sub-district, Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayat Hardoo Aboora A - Community development block Kunzer - Census village code 002691 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Posh Bag from nearby towns? - Tangmarg (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road - Baramulla (district HQ) 50 km by road - Kunzer (nearest town) 8 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Posh Bag? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Posh Bag; 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 - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Kawrahama - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Pattan - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Pattan - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 12 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 Posh Bag known for? The main crops are rice, maiza and vegetables. Products made here include carpet and shawl. About 53% of the 112 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Posh Bag Of every 100 households in Posh Bag in 2011, 97 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Posh Bag · ■ Tangmarg rural average - Electricity for lighting 97% 92% - Toilet within the home 95% 84% - No toilet (open defecation) 0% 12% - Tap water 100% 86% - Drinking water within premises 98% 55% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 8% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 90% - Use banking services 100% 67% - Television 100% 53% - Mobile phone 74% 77% - Computer with internet 0% 3% - Two-wheeler 0% 4% - Car / jeep / van 0% 6% - None of these assets 0% 10% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Posh Bag? ■ Posh Bag · ■ Tangmarg rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 45.0% 60.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1028 897 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1062 879 - Working population 51.8% 32.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 54.9% for men and 35.4% for women. 53% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 49 (26%) · ■ Farm labourers 33 (18%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 17 (9%) · ■ Marginal 85 (46%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Tangmarg - Gulrang 400 people - Tantripora 398 people - Ratni Pora Payin 388 people - Wahipora 366 people - Haipara 341 people - Bata Pora Sagri 311 people - Badi Pora 300 people - Batu 298 people All 96 villages in Tangmarg ## Quick answers - How far is Posh Bag from Baramulla? 50 km by road - What is the population of Posh Bag? 357 (Census 2011) - Which district is Posh Bag in? Baramula district (Tangmarg sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Posh Bag? 45.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/tangmarg/posh-bag/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.