# Banger Gund Village, Handwara, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/banger-gund/ Village · Handwara, Kupwara # Banger Gund Banger Gund is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **119322**. The 2011 Census counted **261 people in 40 households**, the 183rd largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 261people (2011) - 40households - 55.2%literacy - 119322PIN code ## Banger Gund PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Banger Gund is 119322.** Banger Gund falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code119322 - Gram panchayatDahama - Community development blockRamhal - Census village code000131 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Banger Gund from nearby towns? - Handwara (sub-district HQ)38 km by road - Kupwaras (district HQ)15 km by road - Kupwara (nearest town)15 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 Banger Gund? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Banger Gund; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Willigam - ○Degree college10+ km · Kupwara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kupwara - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 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 watercanal / 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 Banger Gund known for? The main crops are **rice, maiza and vegetables**. Products made here include wooden planks and carpet. About 48% of the 14 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Banger Gund Of every 100 households in Banger Gund in 2011, 100 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Banger Gund · ■ Handwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **87% Toilet within the home ****10%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **36% Tap water ****100%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **90% Use banking services ****98%** **59% Television ****12%** **31% Mobile phone ****52%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****0%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **3% None of these assets ****22%** **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 Banger Gund? ■ Banger Gund · ■ Handwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.2%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****878** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778** **899 Working population ****23.0%** **26.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.0% for men and 42.5% for women. 42% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what **** **■** Other work 3 (5%) · **■** Marginal 57 (95%) 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 - Thuker Pora300 people - Chera Mandi296 people - Said Pora294 people - Darabal Bala280 people - Lara Bal244 people - Checki Bakshi240 people - Duda Kuhl239 people - Khawar Ware238 people [All 199 villages in Handwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Banger Gund?119322 - How far is Banger Gund from Kupwaras?15 km by road - What is the population of Banger Gund?261 (Census 2011) - Which district is Banger Gund in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Banger Gund?55.2% (Census 2011)