# Tulwari Village, Handwara, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) (2)

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Village · Handwara, Kupwara 

# Tulwari

Tulwari is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **318 people in 61 households**, the 178th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 318people (2011)
- 61households
- 47.9%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Tulwari PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatSiraj Poora
- Community development blockRajwar
- Census village code000152

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

## How far is Tulwari from nearby towns?

- Handwara (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Kupwara (district HQ)16 km by road
- Handwara (nearest town)16 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 Tulwari?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Tulwari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school10+ km · Kupwara
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kupwara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kupwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kupwara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 3 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 Tulwari known for?

The main crops are **maiza and maiza**. Products made here include shawl. About 66% of the 31 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Tulwari

Of every 100 households in Tulwari in 2011, 97 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tulwari · ■ Handwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**36%

Tap water ****5%**

**50%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**24%

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

**9%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****18%**

**59%

Television ****12%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****57%**

**19%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Tulwari?

■ Tulwari · ■ Handwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.9%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****844**

**899

Working population ****23.0%**

**26.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.9% for men and 40.5% for women. 40% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (4%) · **■** Other work 11 (15%) · **■** Marginal 58 (79%)

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

- Choti Pora369 people
- Shil Thra366 people
- Padder Gund361 people
- Otingru351 people
- Thuker Pora300 people
- Chera Mandi296 people
- Said Pora294 people
- Darabal Bala280 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Tulwari from Kupwara?16 km by road
- What is the population of Tulwari?318 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tulwari in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Tulwari?47.9% (Census 2011)