# Kangan, Ganderbal (Jammu and Kashmir) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir 

# Kangan

Kangan is a sub-district of Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir. At the 2011 Census it had **120,934 people**, no towns and 42 villages (42 inhabited). The largest village is Forest Block (14,975 people).

- 120,934people (2011)
- 42villages
- 0towns
- 52.8%literacy

## Population of Kangan compared with Ganderbal

■ Kangan · ■ Ganderbal district

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.8%**

**58.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****868**

**874

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****877**

**863

Working population ****29.0%**

**33.9%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kangan

Of every 100 households in Kangan in 2011, 81 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kangan · ■ Ganderbal district

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**73%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**23%

Tap water ****76%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**71%

Use banking services ****45%**

**60%

Television ****24%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**5%

None of these assets ****21%**

**13%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Largest villages in Kangan

- Forest Block · 14,975 people
- Chater Gul · 7,641 people
- Hari Ganiwan · 6,699 people
- Wangat · 6,616 people
- Kangan · 5,985 people
- Wossan · 4,810 people
- Akhal · 4,053 people
- Hari Pora · 4,026 people
- Thune · 4,020 people
- Gund Sarsingh · 3,688 people
- Soraf Raw · 3,510 people
- Anderwan · 3,096 people
- Berna Bugh · 3,006 people
- Kolan · 2,960 people
- Fraw Haknar · 2,918 people
- Mamer · 2,883 people

[All 42 villages in Kangan →](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/ganderbal/kangan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Kangan?42 (42 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Kangan in?Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the population of Kangan?120,934 (Census 2011)