Village · Damhal Hanjipora, Kulgam # Kounser Bal Kounser Bal is a village in Damhal Hanjipora sub-district of Kulgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted 2,122 people in 370 households, the 17th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 48.3%. - 2,122 people (2011) - 370 households - 54.1% literacy - 1,072 females per 1,000 males ## Kounser Bal PIN code and other codes Kounser Bal falls in Damhal Hanjipora sub-district, Kulgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayat Kounser Bal - Community development block D.H Pora - Census village code 004090 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kounser Bal from nearby towns? - Damhal Hanjipora (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road - Kulgam (district HQ) 18 km by road - Kulgam (nearest town) 18 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kounser Bal? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Kounser Bal; 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 · 2 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Kulgam - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kulgam - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kulgam - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 8 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 Kounser Bal known for? About 59% of the 267 hectares of village land is sown, and 68 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kounser Bal Of every 100 households in Kounser Bal in 2011, 22 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Kounser Bal · ■ Damhal Hanjipora rural average - Electricity for lighting 22% 49% - Toilet within the home 6% 26% - No toilet (open defecation) 94% 69% - Tap water 2% 61% - Drinking water within premises 1% 15% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 22% 29% - Television 14% 18% - Mobile phone 32% 59% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 3% - Car / jeep / van 3% 2% - None of these assets 53% 20% - 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 Kounser Bal? ■ Kounser Bal · ■ Damhal Hanjipora rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 54.1% 48.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1072 944 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 826 884 - Working population 32.1% 39.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.9% for men and 45.3% for women. 45% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 202 (30%) · ■ Farm labourers 51 (7%) · ■ Other work 101 (15%) · ■ Marginal 328 (48%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Damhal Hanjipora - Yari Khah 3,366 people - Nagam 3,293 people - Asnur 2,473 people - Largo Ramahama 2,407 people - Chak Rambir Pora 1,929 people - Herdumand Gori 1,874 people - Badigah Lalan 1,868 people - Awil 1,766 people All 52 villages in Damhal Hanjipora ## Quick answers - How far is Kounser Bal from Kulgam? 18 km by road - What is the population of Kounser Bal? 2,122 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kounser Bal in? Kulgam district (Damhal Hanjipora sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Kounser Bal? 54.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kulgam/damhal-hanjipora/kounser-bal/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.