# Dahama Village, Handwara, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/dahama/ Village · Handwara, Kupwara # Dahama Dahama is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193224**. The 2011 Census counted **3,238 people in 420 households**, the 10th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 3,238people (2011) - 420households - 72.0%literacy - 193224PIN code ## Dahama PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dahama is 193224.** Dahama falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code193224 - Gram panchayatDahama - Community development blockRamhal - Census village code000133 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dahama from nearby towns? - Handwara (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Kupwara (district HQ)17 km by road - Kupwara (nearest town)17 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 Dahama? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Dahama; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Vilgam - ○Degree college10+ km · Kupwara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kupwara - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 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 watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and canal / river - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 3 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 Dahama known for? The main crops are **rice, maiza and vegetables**. Products made here include wooden planks and carpet. About 82% of the 229 hectares of village land is sown, and 177 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 Dahama Of every 100 households in Dahama in 2011, 99 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 65 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Dahama · ■ Handwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **87% Toilet within the home ****66%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****29%** **36% Tap water ****55%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****31%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****65%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****35%** **90% Use banking services ****65%** **59% Television ****37%** **31% Mobile phone ****57%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****3%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **3% None of these assets ****25%** **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 Dahama? ■ Dahama · ■ Handwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900** **899 Working population ****20.6%** **26.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.0% for men and 59.2% for women. 30% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 48 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (1%) · **■** Household industry 20 (3%) · **■** Other work 194 (29%) · **■** Marginal 395 (59%) 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 - Maidani Chugal4,542 people - Wilgam4,462 people - Dowlat Pora4,363 people - Hafrada3,913 people - Puhrupath3,051 people - Kulan Gam Bagh2,861 people - Voda Pora2,588 people - Kukrusa2,525 people [All 199 villages in Handwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dahama?193224 - How far is Dahama from Kupwara?17 km by road - What is the population of Dahama?3,238 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dahama in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Dahama?72.0% (Census 2011)