# Mala Bagh Village, Handwara, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Handwara, Kupwara 

# Mala Bagh

Mala Bagh is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193302**. The 2011 Census counted **433 people in 72 households**, the 166th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 433people (2011)
- 72households
- 64.7%literacy
- 193302PIN code

## Mala Bagh PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mala Bagh is 193302.** Mala Bagh falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code193302
- Gram panchayatN.A.
- Community development blockLanget
- Census village code000193

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Mala Bagh from nearby towns?

- Handwara (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Kupwara (district HQ)30 km by road
- Handwara (nearest town)15 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 Mala Bagh?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Mala Bagh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water 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 Mala Bagh known for?

The main crops are **maiza**. Products made here include carpet. About 68% of the 27 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Mala Bagh

Of every 100 households in Mala Bagh in 2011, 100 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mala Bagh · ■ Handwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**36%

Tap water ****98%**

**50%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****53%**

**59%

Television ****48%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****9%**

**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 Mala Bagh?

■ Mala Bagh · ■ Handwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.7%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1447**

**899

Working population ****26.1%**

**26.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.5% for men and 51.6% for women. 52% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 94 (83%) · **■** Marginal 14 (12%)

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

- Menkal452 people
- Rakhi Shihilhal439 people
- Nihama438 people
- Tuli Gund438 people
- Lal Bug430 people
- Kachri426 people
- Gund Razak419 people
- Mangwal Pora415 people

[All 199 villages in Handwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mala Bagh?193302
- How far is Mala Bagh from Kupwara?30 km by road
- What is the population of Mala Bagh?433 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mala Bagh in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Mala Bagh?64.7% (Census 2011)