Village · Handwara, Kupwara # Waisu Kawnar Waisu Kawnar is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted 1,508 people in 252 households, the 57th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 1,508 people (2011) - 252 households - 51.4% literacy - 951 females per 1,000 males ## Waisu Kawnar PIN code and other codes Waisu Kawnar falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayat Waisu Kawnar - Community development block Ramhal - Census village code 000252 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Waisu Kawnar from nearby towns? - Handwara (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road - Kupwara (district HQ) 23 km by road - Kupwara (nearest town) 7 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Waisu Kawnar? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Waisu Kawnar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Kupwara - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kupwara - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kupwara - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Waisu Kawnar known for? The main crops are rice, maiza and vegetables. Products made here include carpet. About 84% of the 247 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Waisu Kawnar Of every 100 households in Waisu Kawnar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Waisu Kawnar · ■ Handwara rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 87% - Toilet within the home 10% 54% - No toilet (open defecation) 83% 36% - Tap water 13% 50% - Drinking water within premises 1% 24% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 9% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 90% - Use banking services 16% 59% - Television 14% 31% - Mobile phone 24% 65% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 0% 2% - Car / jeep / van 0% 3% - None of these assets 48% 19% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Waisu Kawnar? ■ Waisu Kawnar · ■ Handwara rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 51.4% 63.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 951 901 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 820 899 - Working population 31.2% 26.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.5% for men and 36.3% for women. 40% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 22 (5%) · ■ Marginal 448 (95%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Handwara - Adura 1,596 people - Wahi Pora 1,576 people - Sahi Pora 1,544 people - Gana Pora 1,533 people - Udi Pora 1,484 people - Tulwari 1,480 people - Dudi Pora 1,478 people - Kawa Wari 1,447 people All 199 villages in Handwara ## Quick answers - How far is Waisu Kawnar from Kupwara? 23 km by road - What is the population of Waisu Kawnar? 1,508 (Census 2011) - Which district is Waisu Kawnar in? Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Waisu Kawnar? 51.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/waisu-kawnar/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.