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

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Village · Handwara, Kupwara 

# Bunagam

Bunagam is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193302**. The 2011 Census counted **876 people in 109 households**, the 117th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 876people (2011)
- 109households
- 70.4%literacy
- 193302PIN code

## Bunagam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bunagam is 193302.** Bunagam falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code193302
- Gram panchayatPuhrupath
- Community development blockLanget
- Census village code000188

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

## How far is Bunagam from nearby towns?

- Handwara (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Kupwara (district HQ)22 km by road
- Handwara (nearest town)7 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 Bunagam?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Bunagam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Handwara
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Handwara
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Handwara
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Bunagam known for?

The main crops are **rice, maiza and vegetables**. Products made here include carpet. About 77% of the 61 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Bunagam

Of every 100 households in Bunagam in 2011, 98 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Bunagam · ■ Handwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**36%

Tap water ****2%**

**50%

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

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****74%**

**59%

Television ****45%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****96%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**2%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****3%**

**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 Bunagam?

■ Bunagam · ■ Handwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.4%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****937**

**899

Working population ****16.3%**

**26.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.8% for men and 59.6% for women. 28% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 10 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 15 (10%) · **■** Marginal 115 (80%)

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

- Hajan932 people
- Khai Pora930 people
- Chunti Pora920 people
- Chinja Mula904 people
- Jahama876 people
- Wara Pora874 people
- Shat Gund Bala859 people
- Ananwan858 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bunagam?193302
- How far is Bunagam from Kupwara?22 km by road
- What is the population of Bunagam?876 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bunagam in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Bunagam?70.4% (Census 2011)
