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

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Village · Handwara, Kupwara 

# Tampora

Tampora is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193221**. The 2011 Census counted **670 people in 92 households**, the 142nd largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 670people (2011)
- 92households
- 62.5%literacy
- 193221PIN code

## Tampora PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Tampora is 193221.** Tampora falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code193221
- Gram panchayatBaki Aker
- Community development blockRajwar
- Census village code000157

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

## How far is Tampora from nearby towns?

- Handwara (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Kupwara (district HQ)40 km by road
- Handwara (nearest town)12 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 Tampora?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Magam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Handwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kupwara
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 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 watercanal / 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 Tampora known for?

The main crops are **rice, maiza and vegetables**. Products made here include carpet. About 79% of the 70 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Tampora

Of every 100 households in Tampora in 2011, 94 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tampora · ■ Handwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**36%

Tap water ****0%**

**50%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**90%

Use banking services ****39%**

**59%

Television ****19%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****11%**

**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 Tampora?

■ Tampora · ■ Handwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.5%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****866**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****883**

**899

Working population ****29.0%**

**26.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.3% for men and 46.5% for women. 45% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 94 (48%) · **■** Other work 37 (19%) · **■** Marginal 62 (32%)

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

- Shatgund Pain702 people
- Lachi Pora689 people
- Harawat688 people
- Cheer Kote676 people
- Rawal Pora662 people
- Kunel651 people
- Chera Pawa636 people
- Zaffar Khani613 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Tampora?193221
- How far is Tampora from Kupwara?40 km by road
- What is the population of Tampora?670 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tampora in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Tampora?62.5% (Census 2011)