# Halan Village, Damhal Hanjipora, Kulgam (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Damhal Hanjipora, Kulgam 

# Halan

Halan is a village in Damhal Hanjipora sub-district of Kulgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **1,479 people in 274 households**, the 24th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 18.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 48.3%.

- 1,479people (2011)
- 274households
- 18.8%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Halan PIN code and other codes

Halan falls in Damhal Hanjipora sub-district, Kulgam district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Gram panchayatHalan
- Community development blockD.H Pora
- Census village code004094

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Halan from nearby towns?

- Dahmalhanji Pora (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Kulgam (district HQ)30 km by road
- Kulgam (nearest town)30 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 Halan?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Halan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kulgam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kulgam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kulgam
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 4 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 Halan known for?

About 49% of the 93 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Halan

Of every 100 households in Halan in 2011, 70 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Halan · ■ Damhal Hanjipora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**69%

Tap water ****86%**

**61%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****0%**

**29%

Television ****7%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**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 Halan?

■ Halan · ■ Damhal Hanjipora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****18.8%**

**48.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****910**

**884

Working population ****45.8%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 26.1% for men and 11.2% for women. 48% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 79 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (1%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 19 (3%) · **■** Marginal 563 (83%)

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

- Badigah Lalan1,868 people
- Awil1,766 people
- Mir Wani1,615 people
- Chogal Pora1,500 people
- Gulzarabad1,459 people
- Gaudwana1,308 people
- Samnoo1,278 people
- Nihama1,254 people

[All 52 villages in Damhal Hanjipora](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kulgam/damhal-hanjipora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Halan from Kulgam?30 km by road
- What is the population of Halan?1,479 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Halan in?Kulgam district (Damhal Hanjipora sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Halan?18.8% (Census 2011)