Village · Karnah, Kupwara # Baghbala Baghbala is a village in Karnah sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted 2,232 people in 561 households, the 6th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.9%. - 2,232 people (2011) - 561 households - 83.1% literacy - 323 females per 1,000 males ## Baghbala PIN code and other codes Baghbala falls in Karnah sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayat Nichian - Community development block Tanghdar - Census village code 000336 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Baghbala from nearby towns? - Karnah (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Kupwara (district HQ) 78 km by road - Kupwara (nearest town) 66 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Baghbala? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Baghbala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 5 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Kupwara - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kupwara - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kupwara - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 5 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Baghbala known for? The main crops are maiza. About 43% of the 113 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Baghbala Of every 100 households in Baghbala in 2011, 85 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Baghbala · ■ Karnah rural average - Electricity for lighting 85% 65% - Toilet within the home 53% 30% - No toilet (open defecation) 45% 63% - Tap water 93% 71% - Drinking water within premises 14% 17% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 28% 18% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 71% 76% - Use banking services 58% 43% - Television 34% 16% - Mobile phone 6% 3% - Computer with internet 2% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 0% - Car / jeep / van 4% 1% - None of these assets 24% 29% - Own their home 98% 88% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Baghbala? ■ Baghbala · ■ Karnah rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 83.1% 58.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 323 807 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1080 901 - Working population 61.3% 31.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.7% for men and 50.8% for women. 80% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 9 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Household industry 5 (0%) · ■ Other work 1,208 (88%) · ■ Marginal 146 (11%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Karnah - Kandi 3,713 people - Khawarpara 3,124 people - Forest Block 3,076 people - Nichian 3,050 people - Hajitrah 1,864 people - Gundi Gojran 1,363 people - Bahardas Koot 1,338 people - Ibkoote 1,320 people All 41 villages in Karnah ## Quick answers - How far is Baghbala from Kupwara? 78 km by road - What is the population of Baghbala? 2,232 (Census 2011) - Which district is Baghbala in? Kupwara district (Karnah sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Baghbala? 83.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/karnah/baghbala/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.