# Nicha Hama Village, Handwara, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/nicha-hama/ Village · Handwara, Kupwara # Nicha Hama Nicha Hama is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193221**. The 2011 Census counted **725 people in 126 households**, the 135th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 725people (2011) - 126households - 47.2%literacy - 193221PIN code ## Nicha Hama PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Nicha Hama is 193221.** Nicha Hama falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code193221 - Gram panchayatWader - Community development blockRajwar - Census village code000260 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nicha Hama from nearby towns? - Handwara (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Kupwara (district HQ)40 km by road - Handwara (nearest town)17 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 Nicha Hama? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Nicha Hama; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - 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 Nicha Hama known for? The main crops are **maiza**. Products made here include carpet. About 85% of the 197 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Nicha Hama Of every 100 households in Nicha Hama in 2011, 0 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Nicha Hama · ■ Handwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **87% Toilet within the home ****96%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****4%** **36% Tap water ****0%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **90% Use banking services ****96%** **59% Television ****0%** **31% Mobile phone ****0%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****0%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **3% None of these assets ****4%** **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 Nicha Hama? ■ Nicha Hama · ■ Handwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****47.2%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855** **899 Working population ****22.1%** **26.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.1% for men and 34.2% for women. 40% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 27 (17%) · **■** Marginal 132 (82%) 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 - Ujroo754 people - Renan749 people - Khir Man Tilak Chand747 people - Wagat728 people - Rasri Pora710 people - Moona Bal704 people - Shatgund Pain702 people - Lachi Pora689 people [All 199 villages in Handwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nicha Hama?193221 - How far is Nicha Hama from Kupwara?40 km by road - What is the population of Nicha Hama?725 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nicha Hama in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Nicha Hama?47.2% (Census 2011)