# Lara Bal Village, Handwara, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/lara-bal/ Village · Handwara, Kupwara # Lara Bal Lara Bal is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193221**. The 2011 Census counted **244 people in 41 households**, the 184th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 244people (2011) - 41households - 78.6%literacy - 193221PIN code ## Lara Bal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Lara Bal is 193221.** Lara Bal falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code193221 - Gram panchayatChangmullah - Community development blockRajwar - Census village code000237 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Lara Bal from nearby towns? - Handwara (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Kupwara (district HQ)40 km by road - Handwara (nearest town)16 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 Lara Bal? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Lara Bal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Handwara - ○Degree college10+ km · Handwara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Handwara - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - 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 Lara Bal known for? The main crops are **maiza and fruits**. Products made here include kn itting. About 75% of the 48 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Lara Bal Of every 100 households in Lara Bal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 97 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Lara Bal · ■ Handwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **87% Toilet within the home ****87%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****13%** **36% Tap water ****92%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****55%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **90% Use banking services ****68%** **59% Television ****26%** **31% Mobile phone ****97%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****0%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****0%** **19% Own their home ****97%** **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 Lara Bal? ■ Lara Bal · ■ Handwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1033** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1071** **899 Working population ****42.6%** **26.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.7% for men and 69.7% for women. 44% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 22 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 28 (27%) · **■** Marginal 53 (51%) 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 - Chera Mandi296 people - Said Pora294 people - Darabal Bala280 people - Banger Gund261 people - Checki Bakshi240 people - Duda Kuhl239 people - Khawar Ware238 people - Nabad Zab222 people [All 199 villages in Handwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Lara Bal?193221 - How far is Lara Bal from Kupwara?40 km by road - What is the population of Lara Bal?244 (Census 2011) - Which district is Lara Bal in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Lara Bal?78.6% (Census 2011)