Village · Handwara, Kupwara # Badrah Badrah is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted 1,161 people in 170 households, the 93rd largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 1,161 people (2011) - 170 households - 68.0% literacy - 935 females per 1,000 males ## Badrah PIN code and other codes Badrah falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayat Dedar Pora - Community development block Rajwar - Census village code 000318 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Badrah from nearby towns? - Handwara (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Kupwara (district HQ) 36 km by road - Kupwara (nearest town) 12 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Badrah? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Badrah; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Handwara - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Handwara - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Handwara - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 3 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Badrah known for? The main crops are maiza. About 85% of the 95 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Badrah Of every 100 households in Badrah in 2011, 60 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Badrah · ■ Handwara rural average - Electricity for lighting 60% 87% - Toilet within the home 1% 54% - No toilet (open defecation) 99% 36% - Tap water 0% 50% - Drinking water within premises 4% 24% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 9% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 67% 90% - Use banking services 32% 59% - Television 36% 31% - Mobile phone 61% 65% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 0% 2% - Car / jeep / van 0% 3% - None of these assets 30% 19% - 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 Badrah? ■ Badrah · ■ Handwara rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 68.0% 63.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 935 901 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 725 899 - Working population 21.1% 26.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.9% for men and 55.0% for women. 38% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 6 (2%) · ■ Other work 35 (14%) · ■ Marginal 204 (83%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Handwara - Sodal 1,229 people - Dedar Pora 1,215 people - Kultra 1,201 people - Bata Pora Magam 1,181 people - Pingru 1,155 people - Wara Pora 1,153 people - Mawar 1,135 people - Suna Mulloo 1,129 people All 199 villages in Handwara ## Quick answers - How far is Badrah from Kupwara? 36 km by road - What is the population of Badrah? 1,161 (Census 2011) - Which district is Badrah in? Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Badrah? 68.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/badrah/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.