# Wader Bala Village, Handwara, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Handwara, Kupwara 

# Wader Bala

Wader Bala is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193221**. The 2011 Census counted **1,639 people in 302 households**, the 50th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 34.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 1,639people (2011)
- 302households
- 34.1%literacy
- 193221PIN code

## Wader Bala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Wader Bala is 193221.** Wader Bala falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code193221
- Gram panchayatWader
- Community development blockRajwar
- Census village code000259

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

## How far is Wader Bala from nearby towns?

- Handwar5A (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Kupwara (district HQ)40 km by road
- Handwara (nearest town)17 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 Wader Bala?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Wader Bala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)5 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 Wader Bala known for?

The main crops are **maiza**. About 88% of the 178 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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 Wader Bala

Of every 100 households in Wader Bala in 2011, 0 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Wader Bala · ■ Handwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**36%

Tap water ****96%**

**50%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**24%

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

**9%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****47%**

**59%

Television ****3%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****44%**

**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 Wader Bala?

■ Wader Bala · ■ Handwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****34.1%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****972**

**899

Working population ****31.8%**

**26.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 45.4% for men and 21.4% for women. 43% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 26 (5%) · **■** Marginal 491 (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

- Renga Path1,773 people
- Bata Pora1,768 people
- Shanu1,738 people
- Marat Gam1,642 people
- Sanzi Pora Kutlari1,631 people
- Wari Pora Guni Pora1,616 people
- Adura1,596 people
- Wahi Pora1,576 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Wader Bala?193221
- How far is Wader Bala from Kupwara?40 km by road
- What is the population of Wader Bala?1,639 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wader Bala in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Wader Bala?34.1% (Census 2011)