# Menkal Village, Handwara, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Handwara, Kupwara 

# Menkal

Menkal is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **452 people in 63 households**, the 162nd largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 452people (2011)
- 63households
- 55.8%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Menkal PIN code and other codes

Menkal falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Gram panchayatNowgam
- Community development blockLanget
- Census village code000262

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

## How far is Menkal from nearby towns?

- Handwara (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Kupwara (district HQ)47 km by road
- Handwara (nearest town)24 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 Menkal?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Menkal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Handwara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Handwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Handwara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 4 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 Menkal known for?

The main crops are **rice, maiza and vegetables**. Products made here include carpet. About 62% of the 33 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Menkal

Of every 100 households in Menkal in 2011, 0 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Menkal · ■ Handwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**36%

Tap water ****63%**

**50%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****26%**

**59%

Television ****5%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****21%**

**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 Menkal?

■ Menkal · ■ Handwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.8%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****848**

**899

Working population ****15.5%**

**26.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.7% for men and 39.6% for women. 29% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 42 (60%) · **■** Marginal 28 (40%)

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

- Muqam Handwan Pora470 people
- Wara Pora466 people
- Sochal Yari463 people
- Muqam Rajwar457 people
- Rakhi Shihilhal439 people
- Nihama438 people
- Tuli Gund438 people
- Mala Bagh433 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Menkal from Kupwara?47 km by road
- What is the population of Menkal?452 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Menkal in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Menkal?55.8% (Census 2011)