# Bandi Village, Handwara, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Handwara, Kupwara 

# Bandi

Bandi is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **956 people in 146 households**, the 110th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 26.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 956people (2011)
- 146households
- 26.1%literacy
- 767females per 1,000 males

## Bandi PIN code and other codes

Bandi falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Gram panchayatHaril
- Community development blockLanget
- Census village code000271

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

## How far is Bandi from nearby towns?

- Handwara (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Kupwara (district HQ)40 km by road
- Handwara (nearest town)24 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 Bandi?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Bandi; 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 · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Qalawabad
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Haril
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Handwara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Bandi known for?

The main crops are **rice, maiza and vegetables**. Products made here include carpet. About 58% of the 85 hectares of village land is sown, and 37 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 Bandi

Of every 100 households in Bandi in 2011, 52 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bandi · ■ Handwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**36%

Tap water ****38%**

**50%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**90%

Use banking services ****1%**

**59%

Television ****1%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****46%**

**19%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Bandi?

■ Bandi · ■ Handwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****26.1%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****767**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1082**

**899

Working population ****23.5%**

**26.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 29.3% for men and 21.4% for women. 39% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 54 (24%) · **■** Other work 15 (7%) · **■** Marginal 153 (68%)

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

- Lilam1,024 people
- Pala Pora979 people
- Guri Aker976 people
- Terina Tantri Gund959 people
- Shati Gam944 people
- Yaru935 people
- Hajan932 people
- Khai Pora930 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Bandi from Kupwara?40 km by road
- What is the population of Bandi?956 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bandi in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Bandi?26.1% (Census 2011)