# Muqam Rajwar Village, Handwara, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/muqam-rajwar/ Village · Handwara, Kupwara # Muqam Rajwar Muqam Rajwar is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **457 people in 52 households**, the 161st largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 457people (2011) - 52households - 66.9%literacy - 888females per 1,000 males ## Muqam Rajwar PIN code and other codes Muqam Rajwar falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatAshpora - Community development blockLanget - Census village code000205 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Muqam Rajwar from nearby towns? - Handwara (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Kupwara (district HQ)30 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 Rajwar? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Muqam Rajwar; 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 · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn 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 centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 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 Muqam Rajwar known for? The main crops are **maiza**. About 75% of the 21 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Rajwar Of every 100 households in Muqam Rajwar in 2011, 92 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Muqam Rajwar · ■ Handwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **87% Toilet within the home ****49%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****51%** **36% Tap water ****92%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **90% Use banking services ****67%** **59% Television ****10%** **31% Mobile phone ****82%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****0%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **3% None of these assets ****12%** **19% Own their home ****98%** **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 Rajwar? ■ Muqam Rajwar · ■ Handwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.9%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****644** **899 Working population ****18.2%** **26.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.3% for men and 53.1% for women. 31% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 4 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (19%) · **■** Other work 49 (59%) · **■** Marginal 14 (17%) 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 - Darabal Pain475 people - Muqam Handwan Pora470 people - Wara Pora466 people - Sochal Yari463 people - Menkal452 people - Rakhi Shihilhal439 people - Nihama438 people - Tuli Gund438 people [All 199 villages in Handwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Muqam Rajwar from Kupwara?30 km by road - What is the population of Muqam Rajwar?457 (Census 2011) - Which district is Muqam Rajwar in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Muqam Rajwar?66.9% (Census 2011)