# Kunel Village, Handwara, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/kunel/ Village · Handwara, Kupwara # Kunel Kunel is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **651 people in 112 households**, the 144th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 651people (2011) - 112households - 81.1%literacy - 926females per 1,000 males ## Kunel PIN code and other codes Kunel falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatKralpora - Community development blockLanget - Census village code000298 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kunel from nearby towns? - Handwara (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Kupwara (district HQ)40 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 Kunel? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Kunel; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Langate - ○Degree college10+ km · Handwara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Handwara - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 5 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 Kunel known for? The main crops are **rice, maiza and vegetables**. Products made here include carpet. About 79% of the 87 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Kunel Of every 100 households in Kunel in 2011, 93 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Kunel · ■ Handwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **87% Toilet within the home ****24%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****25%** **36% Tap water ****27%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****46%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%** **90% Use banking services ****81%** **59% Television ****53%** **31% Mobile phone ****82%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****3%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **3% None of these assets ****5%** **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 Kunel? ■ Kunel · ■ Handwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.1%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1120** **899 Working population ****41.0%** **26.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.3% for men and 69.6% for women. 46% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Farm labourers 55 (21%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 82 (31%) · **■** Marginal 125 (47%) 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 - Harawat688 people - Cheer Kote676 people - Tampora670 people - Rawal Pora662 people - Chera Pawa636 people - Zaffar Khani613 people - Safal Pora605 people - Budha Bug592 people [All 199 villages in Handwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kunel from Kupwara?40 km by road - What is the population of Kunel?651 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kunel in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Kunel?81.1% (Census 2011)