About Shat Gund Bala Village

Shat Gund Bala is a mid sized village in Handwara tehsil, in the district of Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 859, made up of 437 males and 422 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shat Gund Bala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shat Gund Bala village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kupwara
Tehsil	Handwara
Pincode	193302
Area (hectares)	148.5 hectares
Population	859
Male Population	437
Female Population	422
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shat Gund Bala compares

By the 2011 count Shat Gund Bala is the 116th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 148.5 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Shat Gund Bala

Shat Gund Bala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shat Gund Bala as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Shat Gund Bala from other places

Shat Gund Bala lies about 13 km from Kupwara, and the nearest railway station is Baramula, about 35 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 Shat Gund Bala
District headquarters	Kupwara	13 km
Nearest town	Kopawor	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Handwara	15 km
Nearest railway station	Baramula	35 km

Villages closest to Shat Gund Bala

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.

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Common questions about Shat Gund Bala

As per the Census of India 2011, Shat Gund Bala village had a population of 859. That makes it the 116th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Shat Gund Bala village has 437 males and 422 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shat Gund Bala has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Shat Gund Bala is 193302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shat Gund Bala covers 148.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shat Gund Bala falls under Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Shat Gund Bala is Baramula, about 35 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shat Gund Bala.

Shat Gund Bala is about 13 km from Kupwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shat Gund Bala is in Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district. Kupwara is about 13 km away. Kopawor is about 13 km away. Handwara is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.