# Badar Kol Village, Handwara, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/badar-kol/ Village · Handwara, Kupwara # Badar Kol Badar Kol is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **1,339 people in 196 households**, the 72nd largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 1,339people (2011) - 196households - 60.4%literacy - 1,001females per 1,000 males ## Badar Kol PIN code and other codes Badar Kol falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatN.A. - Community development blockRajwar - Census village code000218 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Badar Kol from nearby towns? - Handwara (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Kupwara (district HQ)25 km by road - Handwara (nearest town)5 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 Badar Kol? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Badar Kol; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Handwara - ○Degree college5–10 km · Handwara - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Handwara - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 4 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 Badar Kol known for? The main crops are **maiza**. Products made here include carpet. About 80% of the 286 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Badar Kol Of every 100 households in Badar Kol in 2011, 95 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Badar Kol · ■ Handwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **87% Toilet within the home ****70%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****30%** **36% Tap water ****100%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****50%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **90% Use banking services ****44%** **59% Television ****14%** **31% Mobile phone ****66%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****0%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****24%** **19% Own their home ****100%** **99% 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 Badar Kol? ■ Badar Kol · ■ Handwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.4%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1007** **899 Working population ****20.0%** **26.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.9% for men and 50.9% for women. 38% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 32 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (7%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 70 (26%) · **■** Marginal 142 (53%) 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 Handwara - Bata Gund1,363 people - Yunsu1,360 people - Kal Mona1,349 people - Dugri Pora1,341 people - Khai Pora1,338 people - Kargam1,327 people - Bicherwari1,304 people - Turka Pora1,303 people [All 199 villages in Handwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Badar Kol from Kupwara?25 km by road - What is the population of Badar Kol?1,339 (Census 2011) - Which district is Badar Kol in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Badar Kol?60.4% (Census 2011)