# Shanu Village, Handwara, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/shanu/ Village · Handwara, Kupwara # Shanu Shanu is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193302**. The 2011 Census counted **1,738 people in 233 households**, the 48th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 1,738people (2011) - 233households - 71.0%literacy - 193302PIN code ## Shanu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shanu is 193302.** Shanu falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code193302 - Gram panchayatN.A. - Community development blockLanget - Census village code000285 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shanu from nearby towns? - Handwara (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Kupwara (district HQ)36 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 Shanu? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Shanu; 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 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Qualmoh - ○Degree college5–10 km · Handwara - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Handwara - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Shanu known for? The main crops are **maiza**. Products made here include carpet. About 74% of the 281 hectares of village land is sown, and 68 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 Shanu Of every 100 households in Shanu in 2011, 94 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Shanu · ■ Handwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **87% Toilet within the home ****93%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****2%** **36% Tap water ****86%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **90% Use banking services ****63%** **59% Television ****30%** **31% Mobile phone ****80%** **65% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **3% None of these assets ****7%** **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 Shanu? ■ Shanu · ■ Handwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****828** **899 Working population ****22.7%** **26.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.0% for men and 57.7% for women. 39% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 34 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (7%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 180 (46%) · **■** Marginal 151 (38%) 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 - Baki Aker1,799 people - Pandit Pora1,785 people - Renga Path1,773 people - Bata Pora1,768 people - Marat Gam1,642 people - Wader Bala1,639 people - Sanzi Pora Kutlari1,631 people - Wari Pora Guni Pora1,616 people [All 199 villages in Handwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shanu?193302 - How far is Shanu from Kupwara?36 km by road - What is the population of Shanu?1,738 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shanu in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Shanu?71.0% (Census 2011)