# Muqam Handwan Pora Village, Handwara – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/muqam-handwan-pora/ Village · Handwara, Kupwara # Muqam Handwan Pora Muqam Handwan Pora is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **470 people in 76 households**, the 158th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 470people (2011) - 76households - 61.7%literacy - 843females per 1,000 males ## Muqam Handwan Pora PIN code and other codes Muqam Handwan Pora falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatRawal Pora - Community development blockLanget - Census village code000314 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Muqam Handwan Pora from nearby towns? - Handwara (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Kupwara (district HQ)33 km by road - Handwara (nearest town)10 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 Muqam Handwan Pora? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Muqam Handwan Pora; 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 · 2 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 school10+ km · Handwara - ○Degree college10+ km · Handwara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Handwara - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 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 waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 5 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 Muqam Handwan Pora known for? The main crops are **maiza**. Products made here include carpet. About 82% of the 44 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 Muqam Handwan Pora Of every 100 households in Muqam Handwan Pora in 2011, 99 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Muqam Handwan Pora · ■ Handwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **87% Toilet within the home ****14%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****6%** **36% Tap water ****1%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****30%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **90% Use banking services ****97%** **59% Television ****31%** **31% Mobile phone ****88%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****1%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****9%** **19% Own their home ****96%** **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 Muqam Handwan Pora? ■ Muqam Handwan Pora · ■ Handwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.7%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****843** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880** **899 Working population ****40.6%** **26.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.0% for men and 38.6% for women. 52% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 16 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 31 (16%) · **■** Marginal 139 (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 - Pala Pora493 people - Gundi momin487 people - Hanji Shat486 people - Darabal Pain475 people - Wara Pora466 people - Sochal Yari463 people - Muqam Rajwar457 people - Menkal452 people [All 199 villages in Handwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Muqam Handwan Pora from Kupwara?33 km by road - What is the population of Muqam Handwan Pora?470 (Census 2011) - Which district is Muqam Handwan Pora in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Muqam Handwan Pora?61.7% (Census 2011)