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

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Village · Handwara, Kupwara 

# Wangam

Wangam is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **386 people in 57 households**, the 173rd largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 386people (2011)
- 57households
- 66.2%literacy
- 821females per 1,000 males

## Wangam PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatKachlu Qazi Pora
- Community development blockLanget
- Census village code000317

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

## How far is Wangam from nearby towns?

- Handwara (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Kupwara (district HQ)28 km by road
- Handwara (nearest town)18 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 Wangam?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Wangam; 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Handwara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Handwara
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Handwara
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Wangam known for?

The main crops are **rice, maiza and vegetables**. Products made here include carpet. About 82% of the 47 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 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 Wangam

Of every 100 households in Wangam in 2011, 91 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Wangam · ■ Handwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**87%

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

**54%

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

**36%

Tap water ****0%**

**50%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**24%

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

**9%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****96%**

**59%

Television ****69%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****93%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****4%**

**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 Wangam?

■ Wangam · ■ Handwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.2%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****821**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****433**

**899

Working population ****22.3%**

**26.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.7% for men and 56.5% for women. 38% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 65 (76%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 19 (22%) · **■** 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

- Gund Razak419 people
- Mangwal Pora415 people
- Khana Gund395 people
- Bahadar Pora393 people
- Choti Pora369 people
- Shil Thra366 people
- Padder Gund361 people
- Otingru351 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Wangam from Kupwara?28 km by road
- What is the population of Wangam?386 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wangam in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Wangam?66.2% (Census 2011)