# Hindwal Village, Karnah, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Karnah, Kupwara 

# Hindwal

Hindwal is a village in Karnah sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **176 people in 32 households**, the 38th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.9%.

- 176people (2011)
- 32households
- 62.4%literacy
- 892females per 1,000 males

## Hindwal PIN code and other codes

Hindwal falls in Karnah sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Gram panchayatNichian
- Community development blockTanghdar
- Census village code000339

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

## How far is Hindwal from nearby towns?

- Karnah (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Kupwara (district HQ)66 km by road
- Kupwara (nearest town)66 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 Hindwal?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Hindwal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nichian
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kupwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kupwara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 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 Hindwal known for?

The main crops are **rice, maiza and vegetables**. About 46% of the 31 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Hindwal

Of every 100 households in Hindwal in 2011, 88 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Hindwal · ■ Karnah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**63%

Tap water ****62%**

**71%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**76%

Use banking services ****53%**

**43%

Television ****16%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**3%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**88%

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 Hindwal?

■ Hindwal · ■ Karnah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.4%**

**58.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**807

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****688**

**901

Working population ****25.0%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.7% for men and 51.4% for women. 45% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 11 (25%) · **■** Marginal 32 (73%)

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 Karnah

- Karhama313 people
- Bijidarah238 people
- Gundi Shorth210 people
- Chat Kari189 people
- Peir Panjoh89 people

[All 41 villages in Karnah](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/karnah/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Hindwal from Kupwara?66 km by road
- What is the population of Hindwal?176 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hindwal in?Kupwara district (Karnah sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Hindwal?62.4% (Census 2011)