About Baghbala Village

Baghbala is a large village in Karnah tehsil, in the district of Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,232, made up of 1,687 males and 545 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 323 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.3 hectares hectares.

Baghbala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baghbala village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kupwara
Tehsil	Karnah
Area (hectares)	113.3 hectares
Population	2,232
Male Population	1,687
Female Population	545
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	323
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Baghbala compares

By the 2011 count Baghbala is the 6th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,143 residents. Its 113.3 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 861.

Getting to Baghbala

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

Baghbala lies about 38 km from Kupwara, and the nearest railway station is Baramula, about 51 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 Baghbala
Tehsil headquarters	Karnah	3.0 km
District headquarters	Kupwara	38 km
Nearest town	Kopawor	38 km
Nearest railway station	Baramula	51 km

Villages closest to Baghbala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karnah 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 Baghbala

As per the Census of India 2011, Baghbala village had a population of 2,232. That makes it the 6th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,143 residents.

Baghbala village has 1,687 males and 545 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baghbala has about 323 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 861.

Baghbala covers 113.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Baghbala falls under Karnah tehsil of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Baghbala is Baramula, about 51 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 village for Baghbala.

Baghbala is about 38 km from Kupwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baghbala is in Karnah tehsil of Kupwara district. Karnah is about 3.0 km away. Kupwara is about 38 km away. Kopawor is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.