# Qalam Abad Village, Handwara, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/qalam-abad/ Village · Handwara, Kupwara # Qalam Abad Qalam Abad is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193302**. The 2011 Census counted **2,443 people in 386 households**, the 16th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 2,443people (2011) - 386households - 63.1%literacy - 193302PIN code ## Qalam Abad PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Qalam Abad is 193302.** Qalam Abad falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code193302 - Gram panchayatQalamabad - Community development blockLanget - Census village code000290 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Qalam Abad from nearby towns? - Handwara (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Kupwara (district HQ)29 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 Qalam Abad? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Qalam Abad; 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 · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Handwara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Handwara - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - 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 Qalam Abad known for? The main crops are **maiza**. About 75% of the 239 hectares of village land is sown, and 73 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 Qalam Abad Of every 100 households in Qalam Abad in 2011, 98 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Qalam Abad · ■ Handwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **87% Toilet within the home ****50%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****37%** **36% Tap water ****100%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****15%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **90% Use banking services ****66%** **59% Television ****24%** **31% Mobile phone ****63%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****1%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****19%** **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 Qalam Abad? ■ Qalam Abad · ■ Handwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.1%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****784** **899 Working population ****28.5%** **26.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.1% for men and 50.0% for women. 44% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 9 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (2%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 274 (39%) · **■** Marginal 397 (57%) 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 - Kulan Gam Bagh2,861 people - Voda Pora2,588 people - Kukrusa2,525 people - Lach2,481 people - Harel2,392 people - Wahama2,368 people - Poshwan2,337 people - Loki Pora2,298 people [All 199 villages in Handwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Qalam Abad?193302 - How far is Qalam Abad from Kupwara?29 km by road - What is the population of Qalam Abad?2,443 (Census 2011) - Which district is Qalam Abad in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Qalam Abad?63.1% (Census 2011)