# Lilam Village, Handwara, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/lilam/ Village · Handwara, Kupwara # Lilam Lilam is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **1,024 people in 166 households**, the 106th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 1,024people (2011) - 166households - 67.3%literacy - 918females per 1,000 males ## Lilam PIN code and other codes Lilam falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatLilam - Community development blockRamhal - Census village code000245 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Lilam from nearby towns? - Handwara (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Kupwara (district HQ)25 km by road - Handwara (nearest town)22 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 Lilam? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Lilam; 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 - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn 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 - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Handwara - ○Degree college10+ km · Handwara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Handwara - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 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, covered wells, 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 Lilam known for? The main crops are **rice, maiza and vegetables**. Products made here include carpet. About 90% of the 122 hectares of village land is sown, and 72 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 Lilam Of every 100 households in Lilam in 2011, 95 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Lilam · ■ Handwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **87% Toilet within the home ****51%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****24%** **36% Tap water ****22%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **90% Use banking services ****1%** **59% Television ****25%** **31% Mobile phone ****49%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****1%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **3% None of these assets ****35%** **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 Lilam? ■ Lilam · ■ Handwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.3%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****883** **899 Working population ****23.1%** **26.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.8% for men and 51.6% for women. 38% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 6 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (17%) · **■** Household industry 12 (5%) · **■** Other work 74 (31%) · **■** Marginal 105 (44%) 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 - Ham Pora1,073 people - Khan Pora1,068 people - Krala Pora1,066 people - Yamler1,031 people - Pala Pora979 people - Guri Aker976 people - Terina Tantri Gund959 people - Bandi956 people [All 199 villages in Handwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Lilam from Kupwara?25 km by road - What is the population of Lilam?1,024 (Census 2011) - Which district is Lilam in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Lilam?67.3% (Census 2011)