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

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Village · Handwara, Kupwara 

# Pingru

Pingru is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193302**. The 2011 Census counted **1,155 people in 176 households**, the 94th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 1,155people (2011)
- 176households
- 56.0%literacy
- 193302PIN code

## Pingru PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code193302
- Gram panchayatAdura
- Community development blockLanget
- Census village code000286

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

## How far is Pingru from nearby towns?

- Handwara (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Kupwara (district HQ)31 km by road
- Handwara (nearest town)13 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 Pingru?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Pingru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 3 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 Pingru known for?

The main crops are **rice, maiza and vegetables**. Products made here include carpet. About 85% of the 75 hectares of village land is sown, and 51 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 Pingru

Of every 100 households in Pingru in 2011, 90 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pingru · ■ Handwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**36%

Tap water ****66%**

**50%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**90%

Use banking services ****50%**

**59%

Television ****23%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****17%**

**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 Pingru?

■ Pingru · ■ Handwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.0%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1033**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****921**

**899

Working population ****41.9%**

**26.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.3% for men and 41.5% for women. 49% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 16 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 59 (12%) · **■** Other work 74 (15%) · **■** Marginal 335 (69%)

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

- Dedar Pora1,215 people
- Kultra1,201 people
- Bata Pora Magam1,181 people
- Badrah1,161 people
- Wara Pora1,153 people
- Mawar1,135 people
- Suna Mulloo1,129 people
- Cham Pora1,111 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pingru?193302
- How far is Pingru from Kupwara?31 km by road
- What is the population of Pingru?1,155 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pingru in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Pingru?56.0% (Census 2011)