# Shat Gund Bala Village, Handwara, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/shat-gund-bala/ Village · Handwara, Kupwara # Shat Gund Bala Shat Gund Bala is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193302**. The 2011 Census counted **859 people in 126 households**, the 120th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 859people (2011) - 126households - 68.6%literacy - 193302PIN code ## Shat Gund Bala PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shat Gund Bala is 193302.** Shat Gund Bala falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code193302 - Gram panchayatLalpora - Community development blockLanget - Census village code000206 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shat Gund Bala from nearby towns? - Handwara (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Kupwara (district HQ)45 km by road - Handwara (nearest town)25 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 Shat Gund Bala? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Shat Gund Bala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn 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 - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 3 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 Shat Gund Bala known for? The main crops are **maiza**. About 77% of the 148 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 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 Shat Gund Bala Of every 100 households in Shat Gund Bala in 2011, 82 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Shat Gund Bala · ■ Handwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **87% Toilet within the home ****21%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****77%** **36% Tap water ****25%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **90% Use banking services ****72%** **59% Television ****17%** **31% Mobile phone ****70%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****17%** **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 Shat Gund Bala? ■ Shat Gund Bala · ■ Handwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1082** **899 Working population ****26.9%** **26.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.8% for men and 57.7% for women. 40% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 7 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (8%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 44 (19%) · **■** Marginal 160 (69%) 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 - Chinja Mula904 people - Bunagam876 people - Jahama876 people - Wara Pora874 people - Ananwan858 people - Sadura Gund838 people - Lohikot817 people - Spahan Yaru799 people [All 199 villages in Handwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shat Gund Bala?193302 - How far is Shat Gund Bala from Kupwara?45 km by road - What is the population of Shat Gund Bala?859 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shat Gund Bala in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Shat Gund Bala?68.6% (Census 2011)