# Kuhru Village, Handwara, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Handwara, Kupwara 

# Kuhru

Kuhru is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193302**. The 2011 Census counted **1,258 people in 195 households**, the 83rd largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 1,258people (2011)
- 195households
- 71.3%literacy
- 193302PIN code

## Kuhru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kuhru is 193302.** Kuhru falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code193302
- Gram panchayatGlura
- Community development blockLanget
- Census village code000182

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kuhru from nearby towns?

- Handwara (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Kupwara (district HQ)18 km by road
- Handwara (nearest town)2 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 Kuhru?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Kuhru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Langet
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Handwara
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Handwara
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 8 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 Kuhru known for?

The main crops are **rice, maiza and vegetables**. Products made here include carpet. About 80% of the 107 hectares of village land is sown, and 74 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 Kuhru

Of every 100 households in Kuhru in 2011, 97 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Kuhru · ■ Handwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**36%

Tap water ****54%**

**50%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**90%

Use banking services ****73%**

**59%

Television ****56%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**3%

None of these assets ****8%**

**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 Kuhru?

■ Kuhru · ■ Handwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****829**

**899

Working population ****22.4%**

**26.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.3% for men and 59.4% for women. 40% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 157 (56%) · **■** Marginal 108 (38%)

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

- Pach Kote1,272 people
- Hardunu1,268 people
- Mundi Gam1,267 people
- Krum Hoora1,261 people
- Hari Pora1,247 people
- Geri Pora1,243 people
- Khonu Baba Gund1,242 people
- Waskura1,236 people

[All 199 villages in Handwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kuhru?193302
- How far is Kuhru from Kupwara?18 km by road
- What is the population of Kuhru?1,258 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kuhru in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Kuhru?71.3% (Census 2011)