Village · Damhal Hanjipora, Kulgam # Marg Bal Marg Bal is a village in Damhal Hanjipora sub-district of Kulgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted 538 people in 84 households, the 41st largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 48.3%. - 538 people (2011) - 84 households - 38.1% literacy - 928 females per 1,000 males ## Marg Bal PIN code and other codes Marg Bal falls in Damhal Hanjipora sub-district, Kulgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayat Yarkhah C - Community development block D.H Pora - Census village code 004105 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Marg Bal from nearby towns? - Damhal Hanjipora (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - Kulgam (district HQ) 28 km by road - Kulgam (nearest town) 28 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Marg Bal? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Marg 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 · 1 govt - ● Community health centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Damhal Hanjipora - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kulgam - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kulgam - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water - Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Marg Bal known for? About 87% of the 27 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Marg Bal Of every 100 households in Marg Bal in 2011, 1 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Marg Bal · ■ Damhal Hanjipora rural average - Electricity for lighting 1% 49% - Toilet within the home 9% 26% - No toilet (open defecation) 71% 69% - Tap water 38% 61% - Drinking water within premises 3% 15% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 0% 29% - Television 13% 18% - Mobile phone 64% 59% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 1% 3% - Car / jeep / van 0% 2% - None of these assets 17% 20% - 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 Marg Bal? ■ Marg Bal · ■ Damhal Hanjipora rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 38.1% 48.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 928 944 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1034 884 - Working population 41.8% 39.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 46.6% for men and 28.6% for women. 38% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 38 (17%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 6 (3%) · ■ Marginal 178 (79%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Damhal Hanjipora - Likhdi Pora 865 people - Yaroo 840 people - Wati Gam 808 people - Bathi Pora 745 people - Chaki Samad Rather 512 people - Khokhar Hama 494 people - Chachmolla 490 people - Ragi Pora 472 people All 52 villages in Damhal Hanjipora ## Quick answers - How far is Marg Bal from Kulgam? 28 km by road - What is the population of Marg Bal? 538 (Census 2011) - Which district is Marg Bal in? Kulgam district (Damhal Hanjipora sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Marg Bal? 38.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kulgam/damhal-hanjipora/marg-bal/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.