# Watal Hanji Village, Sonawari, Bandipore (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/bandipore/sonawari/watal-hanji/ Village · Sonawari, Bandipore # Watal Hanji Watal Hanji is a village in Sonawari sub-district of Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **670 people in 94 households**, the 41st largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.4%. - 670people (2011) - 94households - 36.6%literacy - 846females per 1,000 males ## Watal Hanji PIN code and other codes Watal Hanji falls in Sonawari sub-district, Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatNaid Khi B - Community development blockHajan - Census village code002788 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Watal Hanji from nearby towns? - Sonawari (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Bandipora (district HQ)38 km by road - Hajin (nearest town)7 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 Watal Hanji? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Watal Hanji; 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 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Naidkhan - ○Degree college10+ km · Bandipora - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Hajin - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 12 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 Watal Hanji known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 60% of the 8 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Watal Hanji Of every 100 households in Watal Hanji in 2011, 99 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Watal Hanji · ■ Sonawari rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **95% Toilet within the home ****43%** **78% No toilet (open defecation) ****52%** **20% Tap water ****0%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **90% Use banking services ****15%** **43% Television ****43%** **51% Mobile phone ****58%** **66% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****1%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **4% None of these assets ****26%** **14% Own their home ****100%** **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 Watal Hanji? ■ Watal Hanji · ■ Sonawari rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****36.6%** **45.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****846** **939 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1019** **856 Working population ****34.8%** **40.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 44.5% for men and 26.9% for women. 60% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 14 (6%) · **■** Marginal 217 (93%) 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 Sonawari - Siri Hari Gund Ghat1,082 people - Gundi Jahangir Ghat937 people - Zani Pora782 people - Malik Pora703 people - Tanga Pora585 people - Gundi Balakh584 people - Chander Gair Ghat365 people - Shilvat Ghat346 people [All 52 villages in Sonawari](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/bandipore/sonawari/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Watal Hanji from Bandipora?38 km by road - What is the population of Watal Hanji?670 (Census 2011) - Which district is Watal Hanji in?Bandipore district (Sonawari sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Watal Hanji?36.6% (Census 2011)