# Hangah Village, Handwara, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/hangah/ Village · Handwara, Kupwara # Hangah Hangah is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **2,140 people in 323 households**, the 22nd largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 2,140people (2011) - 323households - 69.5%literacy - 944females per 1,000 males ## Hangah PIN code and other codes Hangah falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatHangah - Community development blockLanget - Census village code000293 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Hangah from nearby towns? - Handwara (sub-district HQ)77 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 Hangah? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Hangah; 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 - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn 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 · Kalamabad - ○Degree college5–10 km · Handwara - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Handwara - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 7 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 Hangah known for? The main crops are **maiza**. About 81% of the 274 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 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 Hangah Of every 100 households in Hangah in 2011, 92 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Hangah · ■ Handwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **87% Toilet within the home ****46%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****33%** **36% Tap water ****99%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****51%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **90% Use banking services ****69%** **59% Television ****31%** **31% Mobile phone ****72%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****3%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****20%** **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 Hangah? ■ Hangah · ■ Handwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923** **899 Working population ****22.2%** **26.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.4% for men and 56.8% for women. 36% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 51 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (4%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 237 (50%) · **■** Marginal 162 (34%) 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 - Wahama2,368 people - Poshwan2,337 people - Loki Pora2,298 people - Jagar Pur2,210 people - Krala Gund2,136 people - Ratten Pora2,135 people - Doli Pora2,065 people - Sat Kojan2,065 people [All 199 villages in Handwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Hangah from Kupwara?22 km by road - What is the population of Hangah?2,140 (Census 2011) - Which district is Hangah in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Hangah?69.5% (Census 2011)