Village · Handwara, Kupwara # Maidani Chugal Maidani Chugal is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 193221. The 2011 Census counted 4,542 people in 652 households, the 6th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 4,542 people (2011) - 652 households - 73.5% literacy - 193221 PIN code ## Maidani Chugal PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Maidani Chugal is 193221. Maidani Chugal falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code 193221 - Gram panchayat Maidani Chugal - Community development block Rajwar - Census village code 000176 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Maidani Chugal from nearby towns? - Handwara (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road - Kupwara (district HQ) 18 km by road - Handwara (nearest town) 3 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Maidani Chugal? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Maidani Chugal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 private - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt · 2 private - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Railway station In village - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Handwara - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Handwara - ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Handwara - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, covered wells and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Maidani Chugal known for? The main crops are rice, maiza and vegetables. Products made here include carpet. About 76% of the 331 hectares of village land is sown, and 145 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Maidani Chugal Of every 100 households in Maidani Chugal in 2011, 96 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 12 a car. ■ Maidani Chugal · ■ Handwara rural average - Electricity for lighting 96% 87% - Toilet within the home 77% 54% - No toilet (open defecation) 9% 36% - Tap water 66% 50% - Drinking water within premises 51% 24% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 46% 9% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 44% 90% - Use banking services 90% 59% - Television 61% 31% - Mobile phone 88% 65% - Computer with internet 4% 1% - Two-wheeler 10% 2% - Car / jeep / van 12% 3% - None of these assets 3% 19% - Own their home 99% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Maidani Chugal? ■ Maidani Chugal · ■ Handwara rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 73.5% 63.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 924 901 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 825 899 - Working population 24.8% 26.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.9% for men and 63.5% for women. 34% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 36 (3%) · ■ Farm labourers 14 (1%) · ■ Household industry 21 (2%) · ■ Other work 574 (51%) · ■ Marginal 481 (43%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Handwara - Langet 6,101 people - Kandi Khas 5,956 people - Nut Nusa 5,082 people - Nawgam 4,885 people - Wilgam 4,462 people - Dowlat Pora 4,363 people - Hafrada 3,913 people - Dahama 3,238 people All 199 villages in Handwara ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Maidani Chugal? 193221 - How far is Maidani Chugal from Kupwara? 18 km by road - What is the population of Maidani Chugal? 4,542 (Census 2011) - Which district is Maidani Chugal in? Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Maidani Chugal? 73.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/maidani-chugal/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.