# Handwara, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir 

# Handwara

Handwara is a sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. At the 2011 Census it had **269,311 people**, 1 town and 199 villages (196 inhabited). The largest village is Magam (6,909 people).

- 269,311people (2011)
- 199villages
- 1towns
- 64.4%literacy

## Population of Handwara compared with Kupwara

■ Handwara · ■ Kupwara district

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.4%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**835

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902**

**879

Working population ****26.8%**

**26.3%

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 Handwara

Of every 100 households in Handwara in 2011, 88 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Handwara · ■ Kupwara district

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**41%

Tap water ****52%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**83%

Use banking services ****60%**

**50%

Television ****33%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****19%**

**25%

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).

## Towns in Handwara

- Handwara13,600 people

## Largest villages in Handwara

- Magam · 6,909 people
- Langet · 6,101 people
- Kandi Khas · 5,956 people
- Nut Nusa · 5,082 people
- Nawgam · 4,885 people
- Maidani Chugal · 4,542 people
- Wilgam · 4,462 people
- Dowlat Pora · 4,363 people
- Hafrada · 3,913 people
- Dahama · 3,238 people
- Puhrupath · 3,051 people
- Kulan Gam Bagh · 2,861 people
- Voda Pora · 2,588 people
- Kukrusa · 2,525 people
- Lach · 2,481 people
- Qalam Abad · 2,443 people

[All 199 villages in Handwara →](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Handwara?199 (196 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Handwara in?Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the population of Handwara?269,311 (Census 2011)