# Howru Village, Khansahib, Badgam (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/badgam/khansahib/howru/ Village · Khansahib, Badgam # Howru Howru is a village in Khansahib sub-district of Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193411**. The 2011 Census counted **820 people in 121 households**, the 45th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.3%. - 820people (2011) - 121households - 67.6%literacy - 193411PIN code ## Howru PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Howru is 193411.** Howru falls in Khansahib sub-district, Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code193411 - Gram panchayatWaterhail - Community development blockKhansahib - Census village code000577 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Howru from nearby towns? - Khansahib (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Budgam (district HQ)10 km by road - Khansahib (nearest town)8 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Howru? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Howru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khansahib - ○Degree college5–10 km · Budgam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Budgam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Howru known for? The main crops are **paddy and rajmash**. About 61% of the 58 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Howru Of every 100 households in Howru in 2011, 99 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Howru · ■ Khansahib rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **84% Toilet within the home ****100%** **78% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **14% Tap water ****98%** **77% Drinking water within premises ****50%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **95% Use banking services ****64%** **40% Television ****53%** **39% Mobile phone ****94%** **54% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****5%** **20% Own their home ****98%** **99% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Howru? ■ Howru · ■ Khansahib rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%** **50.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934** **922 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****878** **884 Working population ****20.0%** **22.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.5% for men and 53.9% for women. 34% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 83 (51%) · **■** Marginal 77 (47%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Khansahib - Kule Hama974 people - Brel926 people - Forest Block893 people - Dabi Pora884 people - Takia Farook Shah819 people - Khai Pora769 people - Shuru Jagir714 people - Shala Nar700 people [All 99 villages in Khansahib](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/badgam/khansahib/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Howru?193411 - How far is Howru from Budgam?10 km by road - What is the population of Howru?820 (Census 2011) - Which district is Howru in?Badgam district (Khansahib sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Howru?67.6% (Census 2011)