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

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Village · Karnah, Kupwara 

# Khawarpara

Khawarpara is a village in Karnah sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **3,124 people in 564 households**, the 3rd largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.9%.

- 3,124people (2011)
- 564households
- 53.4%literacy
- 877females per 1,000 males

## Khawarpara PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatKandi
- Community development blockTanghdar
- Census village code000343

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

## How far is Khawarpara from nearby towns?

- Karnah (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Kupwara (district HQ)78 km by road
- Kupwara (nearest town)78 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 Khawarpara?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Khawarpara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn 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 · Kandi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kupwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kupwara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Khawarpara known for?

The main crops are **rice, maiza and vegetables**. Products made here include carpet. About 45% of the 209 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 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 Khawarpara

Of every 100 households in Khawarpara in 2011, 87 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Khawarpara · ■ Karnah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**63%

Tap water ****93%**

**71%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****41%**

**76%

Use banking services ****45%**

**43%

Television ****15%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**3%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**0%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Khawarpara?

■ Khawarpara · ■ Karnah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.4%**

**58.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877**

**807

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893**

**901

Working population ****41.0%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.2% for men and 39.8% for women. 48% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 130 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 123 (10%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 327 (26%) · **■** Marginal 694 (54%)

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

- Dildar3,832 people
- Kandi3,713 people
- Forest Block3,076 people
- Nichian3,050 people
- Baghbala2,232 people
- Hajitrah1,864 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Khawarpara from Kupwara?78 km by road
- What is the population of Khawarpara?3,124 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khawarpara in?Kupwara district (Karnah sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Khawarpara?53.4% (Census 2011)