# Magam Village, Handwara, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/magam/ Village · Handwara, Kupwara # Magam Magam is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193221**. The 2011 Census counted **6,909 people in 1,150 households**, the 1st largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 6,909people (2011) - 1,150households - 65.0%literacy - 193221PIN code ## Magam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Magam is 193221.** Magam falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code193221 - Gram panchayatMagam - Community development blockRajwar - Census village code000155 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Magam from nearby towns? - Handwara (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Kupwara (district HQ)30 km by road - Handwara (nearest town)10 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 Magam? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Magam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 5 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Handwara - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Handwara - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 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 Magam known for? The main crops are **maiza**. Products made here include carpet. About 76% of the 610 hectares of village land is sown, and 95 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 Magam Of every 100 households in Magam in 2011, 95 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Magam · ■ Handwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **87% Toilet within the home ****32%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****43%** **36% Tap water ****20%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%** **90% Use banking services ****60%** **59% Television ****33%** **31% Mobile phone ****58%** **65% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****3%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****21%** **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 Magam? ■ Magam · ■ Handwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.0%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****822** **899 Working population ****35.6%** **26.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.2% for men and 53.6% for women. 42% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 112 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 56 (2%) · **■** Household industry 29 (1%) · **■** Other work 597 (24%) · **■** Marginal 1,663 (68%) 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 - Langet6,101 people - Kandi Khas5,956 people - Nut Nusa5,082 people - Nawgam4,885 people [All 199 villages in Handwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Magam?193221 - How far is Magam from Kupwara?30 km by road - What is the population of Magam?6,909 (Census 2011) - Which district is Magam in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Magam?65.0% (Census 2011)