# Renga Path Village, Handwara, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Handwara, Kupwara 

# Renga Path

Renga Path is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **1,773 people in 276 households**, the 46th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 1,773people (2011)
- 276households
- 56.6%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Renga Path PIN code and other codes

Renga Path falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Gram panchayatKrala Pora
- Community development blockLanget
- Census village code000326

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

## How far is Renga Path from nearby towns?

- Handwara (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Kupwara (district HQ)40 km by road
- Handwara (nearest town)15 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 Renga Path?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Renga Path; 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
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn 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 college5–10 km · Kupwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Handwara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Renga Path known for?

The main crops are **maiza**. Products made here include carpet. About 79% of the 343 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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 Renga Path

Of every 100 households in Renga Path in 2011, 94 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Renga Path · ■ Handwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**36%

Tap water ****71%**

**50%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**90%

Use banking services ****52%**

**59%

Television ****12%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****28%**

**19%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Renga Path?

■ Renga Path · ■ Handwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.6%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****848**

**899

Working population ****33.5%**

**26.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.6% for men and 48.4% for women. 43% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 59 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 71 (12%) · **■** Marginal 459 (77%)

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

- Ahagam1,853 people
- Neli Pora1,822 people
- Baki Aker1,799 people
- Pandit Pora1,785 people
- Bata Pora1,768 people
- Shanu1,738 people
- Marat Gam1,642 people
- Wader Bala1,639 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Renga Path from Kupwara?40 km by road
- What is the population of Renga Path?1,773 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Renga Path in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Renga Path?56.6% (Census 2011)
