# Moona Bal Village, Handwara, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Handwara, Kupwara 

# Moona Bal

Moona Bal is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **704 people in 90 households**, the 137th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 16.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 704people (2011)
- 90households
- 16.8%literacy
- 824females per 1,000 males

## Moona Bal PIN code and other codes

Moona Bal falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Gram panchayatHaril
- Community development blockLanget
- Census village code000269

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

## How far is Moona Bal from nearby towns?

- Handwara (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Kupwara (district HQ)42 km by road
- Handwara (nearest town)26 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 Moona Bal?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 6 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 Moona Bal known for?

The main crops are **rice and vegetables**. Products made here include carpet. About 67% of the 68 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Moona Bal

Of every 100 households in Moona Bal in 2011, 98 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Moona Bal · ■ Handwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**36%

Tap water ****92%**

**50%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**24%

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

**9%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****0%**

**59%

Television ****3%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****28%**

**19%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Moona Bal?

■ Moona Bal · ■ Handwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****16.8%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****824**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****985**

**899

Working population ****31.8%**

**26.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 24.4% for men and 7.1% for women. 39% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 13 (6%) · **■** Marginal 210 (94%)

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

- Khir Man Tilak Chand747 people
- Wagat728 people
- Nicha Hama725 people
- Rasri Pora710 people
- Shatgund Pain702 people
- Lachi Pora689 people
- Harawat688 people
- Cheer Kote676 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Moona Bal from Kupwara?42 km by road
- What is the population of Moona Bal?704 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Moona Bal in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Moona Bal?16.8% (Census 2011)