# Poshwan Village, Handwara, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/poshwan/ Village · Handwara, Kupwara # Poshwan Poshwan is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193221**. The 2011 Census counted **2,337 people in 350 households**, the 19th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 2,337people (2011) - 350households - 63.5%literacy - 193221PIN code ## Poshwan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Poshwan is 193221.** Poshwan falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code193221 - Gram panchayatZachal Dara - Community development blockRajwar - Census village code000234 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Poshwan from nearby towns? - Handwara (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Kupwara (district HQ)40 km by road - Handwara (nearest town)8 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 Poshwan? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Poshwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Handwara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Handwara - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ 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 watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)8 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 Poshwan known for? The main crops are **rice, maiza and vegetables**. Products made here include carpet and shawl. About 76% of the 227 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 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 Poshwan Of every 100 households in Poshwan in 2011, 98 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Poshwan · ■ Handwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **87% Toilet within the home ****88%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **36% Tap water ****92%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****26%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **90% Use banking services ****73%** **59% Television ****38%** **31% Mobile phone ****63%** **65% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **3% None of these assets ****14%** **19% Own their home ****99%** **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 Poshwan? ■ Poshwan · ■ Handwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1017** **899 Working population ****34.9%** **26.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.0% for men and 51.8% for women. 46% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 65 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 174 (21%) · **■** Marginal 570 (70%) 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 - Lach2,481 people - Qalam Abad2,443 people - Harel2,392 people - Wahama2,368 people - Loki Pora2,298 people - Jagar Pur2,210 people - Hangah2,140 people - Krala Gund2,136 people [All 199 villages in Handwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Poshwan?193221 - How far is Poshwan from Kupwara?40 km by road - What is the population of Poshwan?2,337 (Census 2011) - Which district is Poshwan in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Poshwan?63.5% (Census 2011)