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About Achha Bal Village

Achha Bal is one of the larger villages in Rafiabad tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,440, made up of 2,795 males and 2,645 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 332 hectares hectares.

Achha Bal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Achha Bal village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramula
Tehsil Rafiabad
Area (hectares) 332 hectares
Population 5,440
Male Population 2,795
Female Population 2,645
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Achha Bal compares

By the 2011 count Achha Bal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents. Its 332 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Achha Bal

Achha Bal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Achha Bal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Achha Bal from other places

Achha Bal lies about 26 km from Baramula. 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 Achha Bal
District headquarters Baramula 26 km
Nearest town Bāramūla 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Rafiabad 29 km

Villages closest to Achha Bal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rafiabad 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 Achha Bal

As per the Census of India 2011, Achha Bal village had a population of 5,440. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents.

Achha Bal village has 2,795 males and 2,645 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Achha Bal has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Achha Bal covers 332 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Achha Bal falls under Rafiabad tehsil of Baramula district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Achha Bal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Achha Bal.

Achha Bal is about 26 km from Baramula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Achha Bal is in Rafiabad tehsil of Baramula district. Baramula is about 26 km away. Bāramūla is about 26 km away. Rafiabad is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tanga Mula (10 km), Kitru Nari Bal (17 km) and Hamam (17 km).

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

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