# Awil Village, Damhal Hanjipora, Kulgam (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kulgam/damhal-hanjipora/awil/ Village · Damhal Hanjipora, Kulgam # Awil Awil is a village in Damhal Hanjipora sub-district of Kulgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **1,766 people in 342 households**, the 21st largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 48.3%. - 1,766people (2011) - 342households - 46.4%literacy - 889females per 1,000 males ## Awil PIN code and other codes Awil falls in Damhal Hanjipora sub-district, Kulgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatAwil - Community development blockD.H Pora - Census village code004098 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Awil from nearby towns? - Damhal Hanjipora (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Kulgam (district HQ)19 km by road - Kulgam (nearest town)19 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 Awil? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Awil; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · K.B.Pora - ○Degree college10+ km · Kulgam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kulgam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 10 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 Awil known for? About 69% of the 224 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 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 Awil Of every 100 households in Awil in 2011, 56 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Awil · ■ Damhal Hanjipora rural average Electricity for lighting ****56%** **49% Toilet within the home ****1%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **69% Tap water ****71%** **61% Drinking water within premises ****15%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **97% Use banking services ****17%** **29% Television ****19%** **18% Mobile phone ****59%** **59% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****1%** **3% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****21%** **20% Own their home ****99%** **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 Awil? ■ Awil · ■ Damhal Hanjipora rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****46.4%** **48.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889** **944 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****849** **884 Working population ****29.7%** **39.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 53.6% for men and 38.5% for women. 43% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 55 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 50 (10%) · **■** Marginal 411 (78%) 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 Damhal Hanjipora - Kounser Bal2,122 people - Chak Rambir Pora1,929 people - Herdumand Gori1,874 people - Badigah Lalan1,868 people - Mir Wani1,615 people - Chogal Pora1,500 people - Halan1,479 people - Gulzarabad1,459 people [All 52 villages in Damhal Hanjipora](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kulgam/damhal-hanjipora/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Awil from Kulgam?19 km by road - What is the population of Awil?1,766 (Census 2011) - Which district is Awil in?Kulgam district (Damhal Hanjipora sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Awil?46.4% (Census 2011)