# Renan Village, Handwara, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/renan/ Village · Handwara, Kupwara # Renan Renan is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **749 people in 138 households**, the 132nd largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 749people (2011) - 138households - 65.4%literacy - 872females per 1,000 males ## Renan PIN code and other codes Renan falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatSafalpora - Community development blockLanget - Census village code000299 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Renan from nearby towns? - Handwara (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Kupwara (district HQ)19 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 Renan? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Renan; 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 - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 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 Renan known for? The main crops are **rice, maiza and vegetables**. Products made here include carpet. About 71% of the 83 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 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 Renan Of every 100 households in Renan in 2011, 99 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Renan · ■ Handwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **87% Toilet within the home ****0%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **36% Tap water ****0%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **90% Use banking services ****34%** **59% Television ****6%** **31% Mobile phone ****27%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****0%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **3% None of these assets ****57%** **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 Renan? ■ Renan · ■ Handwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.4%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****872** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****784** **899 Working population ****18.3%** **26.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.9% for men and 49.4% for women. 32% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 50 (36%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 71 (52%) · **■** Marginal 15 (11%) 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 - Sheikh Pora775 people - Majeed Abad771 people - Reshi Pora758 people - Ujroo754 people - Khir Man Tilak Chand747 people - Wagat728 people - Nicha Hama725 people - Rasri Pora710 people [All 199 villages in Handwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Renan from Kupwara?19 km by road - What is the population of Renan?749 (Census 2011) - Which district is Renan in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Renan?65.4% (Census 2011)