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

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Village · Handwara, Kupwara 

# Otingru

Otingru is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193302**. The 2011 Census counted **351 people in 45 households**, the 177th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 351people (2011)
- 45households
- 64.1%literacy
- 193302PIN code

## Otingru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Otingru is 193302.** Otingru falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code193302
- Gram panchayatShart Gund Bala
- Community development blockLanget
- Census village code000283

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

## How far is Otingru from nearby towns?

- Handwara (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Kupwara (district HQ)40 km by road
- Handwara (nearest town)20 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 Otingru?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Otingru; 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Qalaampora
- ○Degree college10+ km · Handwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Handwara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 8 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 Otingru known for?

The main crops are **maiza**. About 65% of the 51 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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 Otingru

Of every 100 households in Otingru in 2011, 88 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Otingru · ■ Handwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**36%

Tap water ****100%**

**50%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**24%

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

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**90%

Use banking services ****46%**

**59%

Television ****24%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****10%**

**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 Otingru?

■ Otingru · ■ Handwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.1%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1225**

**899

Working population ****23.4%**

**26.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.0% for men and 54.6% for women. 37% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 37 (45%) · **■** Household industry 3 (4%) · **■** Other work 25 (30%) · **■** Marginal 17 (21%)

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

- Wangam386 people
- Choti Pora369 people
- Shil Thra366 people
- Padder Gund361 people
- Tulwari318 people
- Thuker Pora300 people
- Chera Mandi296 people
- Said Pora294 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Otingru?193302
- How far is Otingru from Kupwara?40 km by road
- What is the population of Otingru?351 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Otingru in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Otingru?64.1% (Census 2011)