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About Nagbal Village

Nagbal is a mid sized village in Kreeri tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 603, made up of 320 males and 283 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150.5 hectares hectares.

Nagbal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagbal village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramula
Tehsil Kreeri
Area (hectares) 150.5 hectares
Population 603
Male Population 320
Female Population 283
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nagbal compares

By the 2011 count Nagbal is the 40th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents. Its 150.5 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Nagbal

Nagbal is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Nagbal as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nagbal from other places

Nagbal lies about 28 km from Baramula, and the nearest railway station is Mazhom, about 15 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Nagbal
Nearest railway station Mazhom 15 km
Nearest town Soyībug 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Kreeri 28 km
District headquarters Baramula 28 km

Villages closest to Nagbal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kreeri tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Nagbal

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagbal village had a population of 603. That makes it the 40th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents.

Nagbal village has 320 males and 283 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagbal has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Nagbal covers 150.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nagbal falls under Kreeri tehsil of Baramula district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Nagbal is Mazhom, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Nagbal.

Nagbal is about 28 km from Baramula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagbal is in Kreeri tehsil of Baramula district. Mazhom is about 15 km away. Soyībug is about 19 km away. Kreeri is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Doli Pora (13 km), Kachumuqam (18 km) and Kreri (19 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Nagbal today is likely to be higher.

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