# Majeed Abad Village, Handwara, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/majeed-abad/ Village · Handwara, Kupwara # Majeed Abad Majeed Abad is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193221**. The 2011 Census counted **771 people in 106 households**, the 129th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 771people (2011) - 106households - 62.3%literacy - 193221PIN code ## Majeed Abad PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Majeed Abad is 193221.** Majeed Abad falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code193221 - Gram panchayatN.A. - Community development blockRajwar - Census village code000231 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Majeed Abad 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 Majeed Abad? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Majeed Abad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Handwara - ○Degree college10+ km · Handwara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Handwara - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 3 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 Majeed Abad known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 71% of the 95 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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 Majeed Abad Of every 100 households in Majeed Abad in 2011, 96 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Majeed Abad · ■ Handwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **87% Toilet within the home ****66%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****34%** **36% Tap water ****84%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **90% Use banking services ****94%** **59% Television ****31%** **31% Mobile phone ****72%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****1%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **3% None of these assets ****16%** **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 Majeed Abad? ■ Majeed Abad · ■ Handwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.3%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****888** **899 Working population ****20.9%** **26.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.4% for men and 49.3% for women. 38% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 41 (25%) · **■** Marginal 117 (73%) 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 - Khudi794 people - Wajhama792 people - Shog Pora788 people - Sheikh Pora775 people - Reshi Pora758 people - Ujroo754 people - Renan749 people - Khir Man Tilak Chand747 people [All 199 villages in Handwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Majeed Abad?193221 - How far is Majeed Abad from Kupwara?40 km by road - What is the population of Majeed Abad?771 (Census 2011) - Which district is Majeed Abad in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Majeed Abad?62.3% (Census 2011)