# Harel Village, Handwara, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/harel/ Village · Handwara, Kupwara # Harel Harel is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193302**. The 2011 Census counted **2,392 people in 343 households**, the 17th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 2,392people (2011) - 343households - 61.3%literacy - 193302PIN code ## Harel PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Harel is 193302.** Harel falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code193302 - Gram panchayatHaril - Community development blockLanget - Census village code000272 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Harel from nearby towns? - Handwara (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Kupwara (district HQ)26 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 Harel? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Harel; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Qalamabad - ○Degree college10+ km · Handwara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Handwara - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)18 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 Harel known for? The main crops are **maiza**. About 78% of the 325 hectares of village land is sown, and 75 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 Harel Of every 100 households in Harel in 2011, 86 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Harel · ■ Handwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **87% Toilet within the home ****72%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****14%** **36% Tap water ****58%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****28%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **90% Use banking services ****44%** **59% Television ****18%** **31% Mobile phone ****60%** **65% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****1%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****18%** **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 Harel? ■ Harel · ■ Handwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.3%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****793** **899 Working population ****22.4%** **26.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.7% for men and 50.3% for women. 41% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 37 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 153 (29%) · **■** Marginal 336 (63%) 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 - Voda Pora2,588 people - Kukrusa2,525 people - Lach2,481 people - Qalam Abad2,443 people - Wahama2,368 people - Poshwan2,337 people - Loki Pora2,298 people - Jagar Pur2,210 people [All 199 villages in Handwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Harel?193302 - How far is Harel from Kupwara?26 km by road - What is the population of Harel?2,392 (Census 2011) - Which district is Harel in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Harel?61.3% (Census 2011)