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- LGD code
- 2882
- Pincode
- 191201
- Post office
- Ganderbal
- Population
- 2,666
- Households
- 179
- Literacy rate
- 76.5%
- Sex ratio
- 187 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,275
- Distance to district centre
- 15 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 13 km
- Distance to Srinagar
- 14 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 663 km
- Nearest railway station
- Mazhom · 10 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Kashmir Tibbia College Hospital & Research Centre · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Narayan Bagh compares
By population, Narayan Bagh ranks #5 of 19 villages in Wakoora mandal.
Literacy rate
%
76.5%
+23.6% vs mandal average
- Narayan Bagh
- 76.5%
- Wakoora mandal
- 52.9%
- Ganderbal district
- 48.2%
Household size
people per home
14.9
+8.0 vs mandal average
- Narayan Bagh
- 14.9
- Wakoora mandal
- 6.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Narayan Bagh at a glance
Narayan Bagh is a village of 2,666 people in 179 households (Census 2011) in Wakoora tehsil, Ganderbal district, Jammu And Kashmir, the 5th-largest of 19 villages in Wakoora tehsil. Literacy is 77%, 24 points above the tehsil average of 53% and the sex ratio is 187 women per 1,000 men. It lies 15 km from the Ganderbal district centre, 14 km from Palhallan, the nearest town, 10 km from Mazhom railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 191201, served by Ganderbal post office; the LGD village code is 2882. The nearest hospital or health centre is Kashmir Tibbia College Hospital & Research Centre, 4 km away. The village votes in Gulmarg assembly constituency, represented by MLA Pirzada Farooq Ahmed Shah. The population is estimated at 3,143 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Narayan Bagh · this village | 2,666 | 77% | — |
| Dangerpora · Khansahib | — | — | 1.8 km S |
| Panzinara · Srinagar Central | — | — | 2.8 km S |
| Shadipora · Handwara | 907 | 52% | 2.5 km NW |
| Batwina · Wakoora | 3,711 | 53% | 4.5 km N |
| Mujgund · Srinagar Central | — | — | 4.8 km S |
| Shallabugh · Tullamulla Khirbhawani | 5,229 | 44% | 4.3 km E |
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Key facts — Narayan Bagh
- LGD code
- 2882
- Pincode
- 191201
- Post office
- Ganderbal
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,666
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,143
- Households
- 179
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 187
- Literacy rate
- 76.5%
- Coordinates
- 34.17466°N, 74.69049°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Baramulla
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gulmarg
- Member of Parliament
- Sheikh Er Rashid
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Pirzada Farooq Ahmed Shah
- Block / Mandal
- Wakoora
Getting there
How to reach Narayan Bagh
Distance to cities · straight line
- Srinagar14 kmcapital
- Delhi663 km
- Mumbai1688 km
- Kolkata1855 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationMazhom10 km
- Bus stopNarbal Crossing6 km
- Hospital / PHCKashmir Tibbia College Hospital & Research Centre4 km
- ATM / bankj&k bank6 km
- Petrol pumpNarbal Fuel Filling Station6 km
- CollegeGovernment degree college, Ganderbal8 km
- Police stationKheerbawani Police station8 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 191201
Villages near Narayan Bagh
Other villages in Wakoora mandal
View all 18 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)