Village · Handwara, Kupwara # Kandi Khas Kandi Khas is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 193221. The 2011 Census counted 5,956 people in 854 households, the 3rd largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 5,956 people (2011) - 854 households - 58.5% literacy - 193221 PIN code ## Kandi Khas PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kandi Khas is 193221. Kandi Khas falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code 193221 - Gram panchayat Kandi Khas - Community development block Kupwara - Census village code 000168 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kandi Khas from nearby towns? - Handwara (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Kupwara (district HQ) 15 km by road - Handwara (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kandi Khas? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Kandi Khas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 private - ● Primary school In village · 8 govt - ● Middle school In village · 6 govt · 1 private - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Handwara - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kupwara - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 4 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kandi Khas known for? The main crops are maiza. Products made here include carpet. About 78% of the 623 hectares of village land is sown, and 165 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kandi Khas Of every 100 households in Kandi Khas in 2011, 93 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Kandi Khas · ■ Handwara rural average - Electricity for lighting 93% 87% - Toilet within the home 13% 54% - No toilet (open defecation) 59% 36% - Tap water 40% 50% - Drinking water within premises 24% 24% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 9% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 90% - Use banking services 69% 59% - Television 16% 31% - Mobile phone 59% 65% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 1% 2% - Car / jeep / van 3% 3% - None of these assets 30% 19% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kandi Khas? ■ Kandi Khas · ■ Handwara rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 58.5% 63.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 924 901 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 906 899 - Working population 22.0% 26.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.0% for men and 47.2% for women. 39% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 85 (6%) · ■ Farm labourers 99 (8%) · ■ Household industry 21 (2%) · ■ Other work 243 (19%) · ■ Marginal 864 (66%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Handwara - Magam 6,909 people - Langet 6,101 people - Nut Nusa 5,082 people - Nawgam 4,885 people - Maidani Chugal 4,542 people - Wilgam 4,462 people All 199 villages in Handwara ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kandi Khas? 193221 - How far is Kandi Khas from Kupwara? 15 km by road - What is the population of Kandi Khas? 5,956 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kandi Khas in? Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Kandi Khas? 58.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/kandi-khas/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.