# Sher Kot Village, Handwara, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/sher-kot/ Village · Handwara, Kupwara # Sher Kot Sher Kot is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193224**. The 2011 Census counted **1,085 people in 153 households**, the 100th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 1,085people (2011) - 153households - 66.9%literacy - 193224PIN code ## Sher Kot PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sher Kot is 193224.** Sher Kot falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code193224 - Gram panchayatTarathpora - Community development blockRamhal - Census village code000130 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sher Kot from nearby towns? - Handwara (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Kupwara (district HQ)20 km by road - Kupwara (nearest town)24 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 Sher Kot? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Sher Kot; 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 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Taratpora - ○Degree college10+ km · Kupwara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kupwara - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Sher Kot known for? The main crops are **rice, maiza and vegetables**. Products made here include wooden planks. About 78% of the 104 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 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 Sher Kot Of every 100 households in Sher Kot in 2011, 92 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sher Kot · ■ Handwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **87% Toilet within the home ****42%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****47%** **36% Tap water ****44%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **90% Use banking services ****76%** **59% Television ****27%** **31% Mobile phone ****75%** **65% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****0%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **3% None of these assets ****11%** **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 Sher Kot? ■ Sher Kot · ■ Handwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.9%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1076** **899 Working population ****13.1%** **26.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.3% for men and 52.8% for women. 23% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 55 (39%) · **■** Marginal 84 (59%) 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 - Mawar1,135 people - Suna Mulloo1,129 people - Cham Pora1,111 people - Bawan Wastar1,107 people - Lacham Pora1,074 people - Ham Pora1,073 people - Khan Pora1,068 people - Krala Pora1,066 people [All 199 villages in Handwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sher Kot?193224 - How far is Sher Kot from Kupwara?20 km by road - What is the population of Sher Kot?1,085 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sher Kot in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Sher Kot?66.9% (Census 2011)