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

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Village · Handwara, Kupwara 

# Sarmarg

Sarmarg is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **2,003 people in 296 households**, the 31st largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 2,003people (2011)
- 296households
- 63.0%literacy
- 900females per 1,000 males

## Sarmarg PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatLachan Pora
- Community development blockRamhal
- Census village code000253

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

## How far is Sarmarg from nearby towns?

- Handwara (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Kupwara (district HQ)43 km by road
- Handwara (nearest town)23 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 Sarmarg?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Sarmarg; 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 · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rattanpora
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kupwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kupwara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 Sarmarg known for?

The main crops are **rice, maiza and vegetables**. Products made here include carpet. About 79% of the 294 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Sarmarg

Of every 100 households in Sarmarg in 2011, 92 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sarmarg · ■ Handwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**36%

Tap water ****78%**

**50%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**90%

Use banking services ****49%**

**59%

Television ****10%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****25%**

**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 Sarmarg?

■ Sarmarg · ■ Handwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.0%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****822**

**899

Working population ****22.2%**

**26.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.3% for men and 49.7% for women. 35% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 11 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (5%) · **■** Other work 118 (27%) · **■** Marginal 294 (66%)

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

- Tumina2,054 people
- Gund Chabutra2,025 people
- Wadar Pain2,022 people
- Bada Kot Machi Pora2,011 people
- Ash Pora1,987 people
- Amar Garh1,984 people
- Kachlu Qazi Pora1,984 people
- Tarat Pora1,959 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Sarmarg from Kupwara?43 km by road
- What is the population of Sarmarg?2,003 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarmarg in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Sarmarg?63.0% (Census 2011)