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About Nabad Zab Village

Nabad Zab is a small village in Handwara tehsil, in the district of Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 222, made up of 119 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nabad Zab Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nabad Zab village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kupwara
Tehsil Handwara
Pincode 193302
Area (hectares) 61.5 hectares
Population 222
Male Population 119
Female Population 103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nabad Zab compares

By the 2011 count Nabad Zab is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 61.5 hectares work out to about 3.6 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 929.

Getting to Nabad Zab

Nabad Zab is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nabad Zab as Available within village. 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 Nabad Zab from other places

Nabad Zab lies about 16 km from Kupwara, and the nearest railway station is Baramula, about 23 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 Nabad Zab
Tehsil headquarters Handwara 3.6 km
District headquarters Kupwara 16 km
Nearest town Kopawor 16 km
Nearest railway station Baramula 23 km

Villages closest to Nabad Zab

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 Nabad Zab

As per the Census of India 2011, Nabad Zab village had a population of 222. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Nabad Zab village has 119 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nabad Zab has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Nabad Zab is 193302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nabad Zab covers 61.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nabad Zab falls under Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Nabad Zab is Baramula, about 23 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Nabad Zab.

Nabad Zab is about 16 km from Kupwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nabad Zab is in Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district. Handwara is about 3.6 km away. Kupwara is about 16 km away. Kopawor is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagrad Nar (under 2 km), Badrah (under 2 km) and Guri Aker (2.5 km).

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

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