# Kukrusa Village, Handwara, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/kukrusa/ Village · Handwara, Kupwara # Kukrusa Kukrusa is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193223**. The 2011 Census counted **2,525 people in 352 households**, the 14th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 2,525people (2011) - 352households - 63.0%literacy - 193223PIN code ## Kukrusa PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kukrusa is 193223.** Kukrusa falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code193223 - Gram panchayatDoli Pora - Community development blockRamhal - Census village code000148 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kukrusa from nearby towns? - Handwara (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Kupwara (district HQ)19 km by road - Handwara (nearest town)15 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 Kukrusa? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Kukrusa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn 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 · Villigam - ○Degree college10+ km · Handwara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Handwara - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 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 Kukrusa known for? The main crops are **maiza and maiza**. Products made here include shawl. About 77% of the 217 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 Kukrusa Of every 100 households in Kukrusa in 2011, 99 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Kukrusa · ■ Handwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **87% Toilet within the home ****79%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****21%** **36% Tap water ****4%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **90% Use banking services ****57%** **59% Television ****37%** **31% Mobile phone ****72%** **65% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **3% None of these assets ****9%** **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 Kukrusa? ■ Kukrusa · ■ Handwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.0%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****871** **899 Working population ****22.3%** **26.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.5% for men and 51.7% for women. 39% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 201 (36%) · **■** Marginal 354 (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 - Dahama3,238 people - Puhrupath3,051 people - Kulan Gam Bagh2,861 people - Voda Pora2,588 people - Lach2,481 people - Qalam Abad2,443 people - Harel2,392 people - Wahama2,368 people [All 199 villages in Handwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kukrusa?193223 - How far is Kukrusa from Kupwara?19 km by road - What is the population of Kukrusa?2,525 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kukrusa in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Kukrusa?63.0% (Census 2011)