# Glura Village, Handwara, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/glura/ Village · Handwara, Kupwara # Glura Glura is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193302**. The 2011 Census counted **1,907 people in 291 households**, the 37th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 1,907people (2011) - 291households - 63.5%literacy - 193302PIN code ## Glura PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Glura is 193302.** Glura falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code193302 - Gram panchayatGlura - Community development blockLanget - Census village code000180 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Glura from nearby towns? - Handwara (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Kupwara (district HQ)20 km by road - Handwara (nearest town)4 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 Glura? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Glura; 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 · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 hospital10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and canal / river - Electricity (2011)14 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 Glura known for? The main crops are **maiza**. Products made here include carpet. About 82% of the 136 hectares of village land is sown, and 76 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 Glura Of every 100 households in Glura in 2011, 88 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 12 a car. ■ Glura · ■ Handwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **87% Toilet within the home ****94%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **36% Tap water ****81%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****43%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%** **90% Use banking services ****68%** **59% Television ****62%** **31% Mobile phone ****69%** **65% Computer with internet ****7%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****12%** **3% None of these assets ****4%** **19% Own their home ****99%** **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 Glura? ■ Glura · ■ Handwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952** **899 Working population ****32.8%** **26.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.0% for men and 49.7% for women. 49% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 132 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 53 (8%) · **■** Household industry 19 (3%) · **■** Other work 268 (43%) · **■** Marginal 154 (25%) 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 - Amar Garh1,984 people - Kachlu Qazi Pora1,984 people - Tarat Pora1,959 people - Chugal1,907 people - Darel1,903 people - Super Negam1,900 people - Raj Pora1,894 people - Manz Gam1,871 people [All 199 villages in Handwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Glura?193302 - How far is Glura from Kupwara?20 km by road - What is the population of Glura?1,907 (Census 2011) - Which district is Glura in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Glura?63.5% (Census 2011)