# Zaffar Khani Village, Handwara, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/zaffar-khani/ Village · Handwara, Kupwara # Zaffar Khani Zaffar Khani is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **613 people in 99 households**, the 146th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 613people (2011) - 99households - 42.7%literacy - 977females per 1,000 males ## Zaffar Khani PIN code and other codes Zaffar Khani falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatChampora - Community development blockRamhal - Census village code000251 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Zaffar Khani from nearby towns? - Handwara (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Kupwara (district HQ)23 km by road - Handwara (nearest town)23 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 Zaffar Khani? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Zaffar Khani; 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 - ●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 school10+ km · Kupwara - ○Degree college10+ km · Kupwara - ○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 - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 4 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 Zaffar Khani known for? The main crops are **maiza**. Products made here include carpet. About 78% of the 47 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Zaffar Khani Of every 100 households in Zaffar Khani in 2011, 80 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Zaffar Khani · ■ Handwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **87% Toilet within the home ****99%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **36% Tap water ****1%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **90% Use banking services ****3%** **59% Television ****10%** **31% Mobile phone ****57%** **65% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****0%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****38%** **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 Zaffar Khani? ■ Zaffar Khani · ■ Handwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****42.7%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914** **899 Working population ****18.9%** **26.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 56.2% for men and 29.4% for women. 36% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 4 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 5 (4%) · **■** Marginal 106 (91%) 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 - Tampora670 people - Rawal Pora662 people - Kunel651 people - Chera Pawa636 people - Safal Pora605 people - Budha Bug592 people - Ashkan Pora591 people - Nagrad Nar579 people [All 199 villages in Handwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Zaffar Khani from Kupwara?23 km by road - What is the population of Zaffar Khani?613 (Census 2011) - Which district is Zaffar Khani in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Zaffar Khani?42.7% (Census 2011)