# Shil Thra Village, Handwara, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Handwara, Kupwara 

# Shil Thra

Shil Thra is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193302**. The 2011 Census counted **366 people in 68 households**, the 175th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 366people (2011)
- 68households
- 55.6%literacy
- 193302PIN code

## Shil Thra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shil Thra is 193302.** Shil Thra falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code193302
- Gram panchayatHaril
- Community development blockLanget
- Census village code000273

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

## How far is Shil Thra from nearby towns?

- Handwara (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Kupwara (district HQ)29 km by road
- Handwara (nearest town)21 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 Shil Thra?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Shil Thra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ashpora
- ○Degree college10+ km · Handwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Handwara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 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

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- 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 Shil Thra known for?

The main crops are **maiza**. About 63% of the 30 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Shil Thra

Of every 100 households in Shil Thra in 2011, 88 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shil Thra · ■ Handwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**36%

Tap water ****0%**

**50%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****29%**

**59%

Television ****22%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****32%**

**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 Shil Thra?

■ Shil Thra · ■ Handwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.6%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****710**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****529**

**899

Working population ****25.4%**

**26.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.4% for men and 44.0% for women. 43% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 64 (69%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (16%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (13%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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

- Khana Gund395 people
- Bahadar Pora393 people
- Wangam386 people
- Choti Pora369 people
- Padder Gund361 people
- Otingru351 people
- Tulwari318 people
- Thuker Pora300 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shil Thra?193302
- How far is Shil Thra from Kupwara?29 km by road
- What is the population of Shil Thra?366 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shil Thra in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Shil Thra?55.6% (Census 2011)