# Marat Gam Village, Handwara, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/marat-gam/ Village · Handwara, Kupwara # Marat Gam Marat Gam is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193302**. The 2011 Census counted **1,642 people in 271 households**, the 49th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 1,642people (2011) - 271households - 69.5%literacy - 193302PIN code ## Marat Gam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Marat Gam is 193302.** Marat Gam falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code193302 - Gram panchayatMarat Gam - Community development blockLanget - Census village code000209 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Marat Gam from nearby towns? - Handwara (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Kupwara (district HQ)21 km by road - Handwara (nearest town)4 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 Marat Gam? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Marat Gam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 · Handwara - ○Degree college5–10 km · Handwara - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Handwara - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 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 Marat Gam known for? The main crops are **rice, maiza and vegetables**. Products made here include carpet. About 77% of the 223 hectares of village land is sown, and 85 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 Marat Gam Of every 100 households in Marat Gam in 2011, 69 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Marat Gam · ■ Handwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****69%** **87% Toilet within the home ****50%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****33%** **36% Tap water ****91%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****70%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **90% Use banking services ****58%** **59% Television ****35%** **31% Mobile phone ****68%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **3% None of these assets ****17%** **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 Marat Gam? ■ Marat Gam · ■ Handwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****919** **899 Working population ****37.7%** **26.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.5% for men and 57.1% for women. 52% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 25 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 79 (13%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 147 (24%) · **■** Marginal 366 (59%) 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 - Pandit Pora1,785 people - Renga Path1,773 people - Bata Pora1,768 people - Shanu1,738 people - Wader Bala1,639 people - Sanzi Pora Kutlari1,631 people - Wari Pora Guni Pora1,616 people - Adura1,596 people [All 199 villages in Handwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Marat Gam?193302 - How far is Marat Gam from Kupwara?21 km by road - What is the population of Marat Gam?1,642 (Census 2011) - Which district is Marat Gam in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Marat Gam?69.5% (Census 2011)