# Kinal Village, Handwara, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/kinal/ Village · Handwara, Kupwara # Kinal Kinal is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **1,427 people in 201 households**, the 63rd largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 1,427people (2011) - 201households - 64.4%literacy - 947females per 1,000 males ## Kinal PIN code and other codes Kinal falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatLilam - Community development blockRamhal - Census village code000250 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kinal from nearby towns? - Handwara (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Kupwara (district HQ)15 km by road - Kupwara (nearest town)4 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 Kinal? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Kinal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kupwara - ○Degree college10+ km · Kupwara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kupwara - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 10 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 Kinal known for? The main crops are **maiza**. About 86% of the 125 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 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 Kinal Of every 100 households in Kinal in 2011, 90 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Kinal · ■ Handwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **87% Toilet within the home ****81%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****19%** **36% Tap water ****76%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****44%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%** **90% Use banking services ****76%** **59% Television ****53%** **31% Mobile phone ****62%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****5%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****3%** **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 Kinal? ■ Kinal · ■ Handwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.4%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****807** **899 Working population ****19.3%** **26.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.3% for men and 54.5% for women. 35% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 20 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (16%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 40 (14%) · **■** Marginal 170 (62%) 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 - Tulwari1,480 people - Dudi Pora1,478 people - Kawa Wari1,447 people - Wadi Pora1,437 people - Bader Heer1,384 people - Siraj Pora1,378 people - Shihil Hal1,376 people - Wulrama1,372 people [All 199 villages in Handwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kinal from Kupwara?15 km by road - What is the population of Kinal?1,427 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kinal in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Kinal?64.4% (Census 2011)