# Bawan Wastar Village, Handwara, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/bawan-wastar/ Village · Handwara, Kupwara # Bawan Wastar Bawan Wastar is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193221**. The 2011 Census counted **1,107 people in 205 households**, the 99th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 1,107people (2011) - 205households - 51.4%literacy - 193221PIN code ## Bawan Wastar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bawan Wastar is 193221.** Bawan Wastar falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code193221 - Gram panchayatChangmullah - Community development blockRajwar - Census village code000236 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bawan Wastar from nearby towns? - Handwara (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Kupwara (district HQ)30 km by road - Handwara (nearest town)20 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 Bawan Wastar? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Bawan Wastar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Handwara - ○Degree college10+ km · Handwara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Handwara - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Bawan Wastar known for? The main crops are **maiza**. About 75% of the 348 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Bawan Wastar Of every 100 households in Bawan Wastar in 2011, 60 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bawan Wastar · ■ Handwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****60%** **87% Toilet within the home ****54%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****40%** **36% Tap water ****69%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **90% Use banking services ****12%** **59% Television ****3%** **31% Mobile phone ****42%** **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 Bawan Wastar? ■ Bawan Wastar · ■ Handwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****51.4%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****876** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****721** **899 Working population ****26.6%** **26.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.3% for men and 38.4% for women. 45% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 118 (40%) · **■** Other work 36 (12%) · **■** Marginal 140 (48%) 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 - Wara Pora1,153 people - Mawar1,135 people - Suna Mulloo1,129 people - Cham Pora1,111 people - Sher Kot1,085 people - Lacham Pora1,074 people - Ham Pora1,073 people - Khan Pora1,068 people [All 199 villages in Handwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bawan Wastar?193221 - How far is Bawan Wastar from Kupwara?30 km by road - What is the population of Bawan Wastar?1,107 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bawan Wastar in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Bawan Wastar?51.4% (Census 2011)