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About Lal Bug Village

Lal Bug is a small village in Handwara tehsil, in the district of Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 430, made up of 203 males and 227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,118 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.8 hectares hectares.

Lal Bug Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lal Bug village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kupwara
Tehsil Handwara
Area (hectares) 51.8 hectares
Population 430
Male Population 203
Female Population 227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,118
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lal Bug compares

By the 2011 count Lal Bug is the 162nd largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 51.8 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Lal Bug

Lal Bug is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lal Bug as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Lal Bug from other places

Lal Bug lies about 20 km from Kupwara. 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 Lal Bug
Tehsil headquarters Handwara 7.4 km
Nearest town Sopur 14 km
District headquarters Kupwara 20 km

Villages closest to Lal Bug

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Handwara 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 Lal Bug

As per the Census of India 2011, Lal Bug village had a population of 430. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Lal Bug village has 203 males and 227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lal Bug has about 1118 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Lal Bug covers 51.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lal Bug falls under Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Lal Bug notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lal Bug.

Lal Bug is about 20 km from Kupwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lal Bug is in Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district. Handwara is about 7.4 km away. Sopur is about 14 km away. Kupwara is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khonu Baba Gund (under 2 km), Khana Gund (1.6 km) and Mala Bagh (1.7 km).

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

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