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

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Village · Handwara, Kupwara 

# Darel

Darel is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **1,903 people in 278 households**, the 38th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 1,903people (2011)
- 278households
- 63.1%literacy
- 862females per 1,000 males

## Darel PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatTarat Pora
- Community development blockRamhal
- Census village code000247

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

## How far is Darel from nearby towns?

- Handwara (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Kupwara (district HQ)22 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 Darel?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Darel; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 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 · Taratpora
- ○Degree college10+ km · Handwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Handwara
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and canal / 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 Darel known for?

The main crops are **maiza**. About 85% of the 125 hectares of village land is sown, and 101 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 Darel

Of every 100 households in Darel in 2011, 81 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Darel · ■ Handwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**36%

Tap water ****8%**

**50%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**24%

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

**9%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****24%**

**59%

Television ****35%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****10%**

**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 Darel?

■ Darel · ■ Handwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.1%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****862**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****749**

**899

Working population ****21.0%**

**26.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.4% for men and 51.8% for women. 37% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 5 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 80 (20%) · **■** Marginal 314 (78%)

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

- Kachlu Qazi Pora1,984 people
- Tarat Pora1,959 people
- Chugal1,907 people
- Glura1,907 people
- Super Negam1,900 people
- Raj Pora1,894 people
- Manz Gam1,871 people
- Ahagam1,853 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Darel from Kupwara?22 km by road
- What is the population of Darel?1,903 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Darel in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Darel?63.1% (Census 2011)