# Wulrama Village, Handwara, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/wulrama/ Village · Handwara, Kupwara # Wulrama Wulrama is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **1,372 people in 237 households**, the 67th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 1,372people (2011) - 237households - 55.8%literacy - 872females per 1,000 males ## Wulrama PIN code and other codes Wulrama falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatAsh Pora - Community development blockLanget - Census village code000297 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Wulrama from nearby towns? - Handwara (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Kupwara (district HQ)26 km by road - Handwara (nearest town)7 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 Wulrama? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Wulrama; 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 - ●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 school5–10 km · Handwara - ○Degree college5–10 km · Handwara - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Handwara - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / 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 Wulrama known for? The main crops are **maiza**. Products made here include carpet. About 78% of the 255 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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 Wulrama Of every 100 households in Wulrama in 2011, 77 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Wulrama · ■ Handwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****77%** **87% Toilet within the home ****20%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **36% Tap water ****71%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **90% Use banking services ****16%** **59% Television ****11%** **31% Mobile phone ****62%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****0%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****26%** **19% Own their home ****99%** **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 Wulrama? ■ Wulrama · ■ Handwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.8%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****872** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****830** **899 Working population ****19.9%** **26.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.9% for men and 45.5% for women. 35% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 135 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 40 (15%) · **■** Marginal 92 (34%) 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 - Kinal1,427 people - Bader Heer1,384 people - Siraj Pora1,378 people - Shihil Hal1,376 people - Bata Gund1,363 people - Yunsu1,360 people - Kal Mona1,349 people - Dugri Pora1,341 people [All 199 villages in Handwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Wulrama from Kupwara?26 km by road - What is the population of Wulrama?1,372 (Census 2011) - Which district is Wulrama in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Wulrama?55.8% (Census 2011)