# Bal Koote Village, Uri, Baramula (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Uri, Baramula 

# Bal Koote

Bal Koote is a village in Uri sub-district of Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193123**. The 2011 Census counted **1,642 people in 324 households**, the 16th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.1%.

- 1,642people (2011)
- 324households
- 70.7%literacy
- 193123PIN code

## Bal Koote PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bal Koote is 193123.** Bal Koote falls in Uri sub-district, Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code193123
- Gram panchayatBal Koote
- Community development blockUri
- Census village code002544

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

## How far is Bal Koote from nearby towns?

- Uri (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Baramulla (district HQ)50 km by road
- Uri (nearest town)6 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 Bal Koote?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Bal Koote; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Uri.
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Uri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baramulla
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Bal Koote known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 36% of the 252 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Bal Koote

Of every 100 households in Bal Koote in 2011, 92 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bal Koote · ■ Uri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**54%

Tap water ****82%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**38%

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

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**75%

Use banking services ****90%**

**80%

Television ****20%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Bal Koote?

■ Bal Koote · ■ Uri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%**

**59.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**863

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962**

**925

Working population ****17.2%**

**26.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.0% for men and 59.1% for women. 31% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 7 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 154 (55%) · **■** Marginal 116 (41%)

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 Uri

- Chollan Kalsan2,096 people
- Dardkote1,895 people
- Salam Abad1,766 people
- Dachi1,760 people
- Nawa Rundan1,582 people
- Bandi1,568 people
- Darah Gutliyan1,557 people
- Ramgal1,541 people

[All 48 villages in Uri](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/uri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bal Koote?193123
- How far is Bal Koote from Baramulla?50 km by road
- What is the population of Bal Koote?1,642 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bal Koote in?Baramula district (Uri sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Bal Koote?70.7% (Census 2011)