# Khana Gund Village, Handwara, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/khana-gund/ Village · Handwara, Kupwara # Khana Gund Khana Gund is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **395 people in 52 households**, the 171st largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 395people (2011) - 52households - 65.4%literacy - 837females per 1,000 males ## Khana Gund PIN code and other codes Khana Gund falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatSuper Negam - Community development blockLanget - Census village code000305 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Khana Gund from nearby towns? - Handwara (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Kupwara (district HQ)27 km by road - Handwara (nearest town)9 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 Khana Gund? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Khana Gund; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Maqam - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Handwara - ○Degree college5–10 km · Handwara - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Handwara - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells 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 Khana Gund known for? The main crops are **maiza and paddy**. Products made here include knitting and shawl. About 79% of the 36 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Khana Gund Of every 100 households in Khana Gund in 2011, 79 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Khana Gund · ■ Handwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****79%** **87% Toilet within the home ****8%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **36% Tap water ****92%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****36%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **90% Use banking services ****60%** **59% Television ****46%** **31% Mobile phone ****77%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **3% None of these assets ****12%** **19% Own their home ****98%** **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 Khana Gund? ■ Khana Gund · ■ Handwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.4%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****837** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889** **899 Working population ****49.4%** **26.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.8% for men and 57.7% for women. 47% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 49 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (8%) · **■** Other work 44 (23%) · **■** Marginal 87 (45%) 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 - Lal Bug430 people - Kachri426 people - Gund Razak419 people - Mangwal Pora415 people - Bahadar Pora393 people - Wangam386 people - Choti Pora369 people - Shil Thra366 people [All 199 villages in Handwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Khana Gund from Kupwara?27 km by road - What is the population of Khana Gund?395 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khana Gund in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Khana Gund?65.4% (Census 2011)