# Hangni Kot Village, Handwara, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/hangni-kot/ Village · Handwara, Kupwara # Hangni Kot Hangni Kot is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **1,287 people in 226 households**, the 78th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 1,287people (2011) - 226households - 43.7%literacy - 1,145females per 1,000 males ## Hangni Kot PIN code and other codes Hangni Kot falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatWaisa Kawnar - Community development blockRamhal - Census village code000248 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Hangni Kot from nearby towns? - Handwara (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Kupwara (district HQ)32 km by road - Handwara (nearest town)10 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 Hangni Kot? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Hangni Kot; 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 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Wilgam - ○Degree college10+ km · Kupwara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kupwara - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 4 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 Hangni Kot known for? The main crops are **maiza**. About 77% of the 90 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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 Hangni Kot Of every 100 households in Hangni Kot in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Hangni Kot · ■ Handwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **87% Toilet within the home ****0%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **36% Tap water ****0%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **90% Use banking services ****10%** **59% Television ****0%** **31% Mobile phone ****11%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****0%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **3% None of these assets ****78%** **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 Hangni Kot? ■ Hangni Kot · ■ Handwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****43.7%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1145** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1197** **899 Working population ****16.9%** **26.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.2% for men and 27.2% for women. 34% of men and 1% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 25 (12%) · **■** Marginal 189 (87%) 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 - Kargam1,327 people - Bicherwari1,304 people - Turka Pora1,303 people - Treach1,294 people - Pach Kote1,272 people - Hardunu1,268 people - Mundi Gam1,267 people - Krum Hoora1,261 people [All 199 villages in Handwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Hangni Kot from Kupwara?32 km by road - What is the population of Hangni Kot?1,287 (Census 2011) - Which district is Hangni Kot in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Hangni Kot?43.7% (Census 2011)