# Manz Gam Village, Handwara, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Handwara, Kupwara 

# Manz Gam

Manz Gam is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193224**. The 2011 Census counted **1,871 people in 247 households**, the 41st largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 1,871people (2011)
- 247households
- 69.9%literacy
- 193224PIN code

## Manz Gam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Manz Gam is 193224.** Manz Gam falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code193224
- Gram panchayatManz Gam
- Community development blockRamhal
- Census village code000140

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Manz Gam from nearby towns?

- Handwara (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Kupwara (district HQ)25 km by road
- Kupwara (nearest town)25 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 Manz Gam?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Manz Gam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn 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 · Wiligam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kupwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kupwara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Manz Gam known for?

The main crops are **maiza**. Products made here include carpet. About 64% of the 132 hectares of village land is sown, and 75 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 Manz Gam

Of every 100 households in Manz Gam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Manz Gam · ■ Handwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**36%

Tap water ****57%**

**50%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**90%

Use banking services ****65%**

**59%

Television ****44%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****7%**

**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 Manz Gam?

■ Manz Gam · ■ Handwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.9%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****785**

**899

Working population ****24.1%**

**26.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.9% for men and 59.2% for women. 34% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 14 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 114 (25%) · **■** Marginal 317 (70%)

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

- Glura1,907 people
- Darel1,903 people
- Super Negam1,900 people
- Raj Pora1,894 people
- Ahagam1,853 people
- Neli Pora1,822 people
- Baki Aker1,799 people
- Pandit Pora1,785 people

[All 199 villages in Handwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Manz Gam?193224
- How far is Manz Gam from Kupwara?25 km by road
- What is the population of Manz Gam?1,871 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Manz Gam in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Manz Gam?69.9% (Census 2011)
