# Amar Garh Village, Handwara, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/amar-garh/ Village · Handwara, Kupwara # Amar Garh Amar Garh is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193224**. The 2011 Census counted **1,984 people in 265 households**, the 33rd largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 1,984people (2011) - 265households - 66.3%literacy - 193224PIN code ## Amar Garh PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Amar Garh is 193224.** Amar Garh falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code193224 - Gram panchayatPanchkoot - Community development blockRamhal - Census village code000141 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Amar Garh from nearby towns? - Handwara (sub-district HQ)27 km by road - Kupwara (district HQ)26 km by road - Kupwara (nearest town)25 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 Amar Garh? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Amar Garh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kupwara - ○Degree college10+ km · Kupwara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kupwara - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 Amar Garh known for? The main crops are **maiza**. Products made here include carpet. About 84% of the 151 hectares of village land is sown, and 106 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 Amar Garh Of every 100 households in Amar Garh in 2011, 91 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Amar Garh · ■ Handwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **87% Toilet within the home ****40%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****22%** **36% Tap water ****98%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****35%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **90% Use banking services ****79%** **59% Television ****25%** **31% Mobile phone ****72%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****3%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****17%** **19% 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 Amar Garh? ■ Amar Garh · ■ Handwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****795** **899 Working population ****16.4%** **26.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.2% for men and 48.7% for women. 27% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 6 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 86 (26%) · **■** Marginal 231 (71%) 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 Handwara - Wadar Pain2,022 people - Bada Kot Machi Pora2,011 people - Sarmarg2,003 people - Ash Pora1,987 people - Kachlu Qazi Pora1,984 people - Tarat Pora1,959 people - Chugal1,907 people - Glura1,907 people [All 199 villages in Handwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Amar Garh?193224 - How far is Amar Garh from Kupwara?26 km by road - What is the population of Amar Garh?1,984 (Census 2011) - Which district is Amar Garh in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Amar Garh?66.3% (Census 2011)