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About Handwara Tehsil

Handwara is a tehsil in Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of Handwara was 269,311, which includes 141,882 males and 127,429 females. Handwara covers 291 Km2 area.

For better understaing, details are categorized in two sections i.e. Population of Handwara, Urban/Rural population of Handwara . Below are the full details and list of villages in Handwara , Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Select any of these to know detailed information about them.

Area and population of Handwara

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Population 269,311 Area ( In Km. Square ) 291
Male Population 141,882 Female Population 127,429

Handwara has a total population of 269,311 people. Out of this the male population stands at 141,882 while the female population is 127,429. The area of Handwara covers 291 square kilometers.

Urban/Rural Population of Handwara

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Urban Population 13,600 Rural Population 255,711
Urban male Population 7,379 Rural Male Population 134,503
Urban Female Population 6,221 Rural Female Population 121,208

This table provides a detailed breakdown of the urban and rural population of Handwara. The Handwara urban population is 13,600, with 7,379 male and 6,221 female. In contrast Handwara rural population is 255,711, comprising 134,503 male and 121,208 female. The census counts a settlement as urban when it has a municipality or meets its thresholds for size, density and work outside farming, and everything else as rural.

List of Villages in Handwara

194

Gund Razak

Area: 42.1 ha hectares

Population

419

Pincode

193302

Gundi Lasa Shah

Area: 20.2 ha hectares

Population

202

Pincode

193224

Gundi Momin

Area: 51.4 ha hectares

Population

487

Pincode

193224

Guri Aker

Area: 112.5 ha hectares

Population

976

Hafrada

Area: 334.3 ha hectares

Population

3,913

Pincode

193224

Haider Mari

Area: 21.5 ha hectares

Population

157

Hajan

Area: 189.4 ha hectares

Population

932

Pincode

193224

Ham Pora

Area: 146.1 ha hectares

Population

1,073

Pincode

193302

Hangah

Area: 273.6 ha hectares

Population

2,140

Hangni Kot

Area: 90.3 ha hectares

Population

1,287

Hanji Shat

Area: 43.7 ha hectares

Population

486

Pincode

193302

Harawat

Area: 103.6 ha hectares

Population

688

Pincode

193303

Hardunu

Area: 99.6 ha hectares

Population

1,268

Harel

Area: 324.6 ha hectares

Population

2,392

Pincode

193302

Hari Pora

Area: 118.2 ha hectares

Population

1,247

Pincode

193302

Harni Pora

Area: 24.7 ha hectares

Population

129

Pincode

193221

Jagar Pur

Area: 233.6 ha hectares

Population

2,210

Pincode

193222

Jahama

Area: 106.8 ha hectares

Population

876

Pincode

193302

Kachlu Qazi Pora

Area: 142.5 ha hectares

Population

1,984

Pincode

193302

Kachri

Area: 63.5 ha hectares

Population

426

Pincode

193302

Kal Mona

Area: 92.3 ha hectares

Population

1,349

Pincode

193224

Kali Pora

Area: 39.3 ha hectares

Population

515

Kandi Khas

Area: 623.2 ha hectares

Population

5,956

Pincode

193221

Kargam

Area: 163.5 ha hectares

Population

1,327

Pincode

193302

Kawa Wari

Area: 131.5 ha hectares

Population

1,447

Pincode

193222

Khai Pora

Area: 335.03 ha hectares

Population

1,338

Pincode

193221

Khan Pora

Area: 70.4 ha hectares

Population

1,068

Pincode

193221

Khana Gund

Area: 36.4 ha hectares

Population

395

Khawar Ware

Area: 44.1 ha hectares

Population

238

Khir Man Tilak Chand

Area: 141.2 ha hectares

Population

747

Pincode

193302

Khonu Baba Gund

Area: 117.8 ha hectares

Population

1,242

Pincode

193302

Khudi

Area: 80.9 ha hectares

Population

794

Kinal

Area: 124.6 ha hectares

Population

1,427

Krala Gund

Area: 161.1 ha hectares

Population

2,136

Krala Pora

Area: 143.3 ha hectares

Population

1,066

Pincode

193224

Krum Hoora

Area: 145.3 ha hectares

Population

1,261

Pincode

193221

Kuhru

Area: 106.8 ha hectares

Population

1,258

Pincode

193302

Kukrusa

Area: 217.4 ha hectares

Population

2,525

Pincode

193223

Kulan Gam Bagh

Area: 214.6 ha hectares

Population

2,861

Kultra

Area: 163.1 ha hectares

Population

1,201

Pincode

193302

Kunel

Area: 86.6 ha hectares

Population

651

Lach

Area: 187 ha hectares

Population

2,481

Pincode

193302

Lacham Pora

Area: 251.7 ha hectares

Population

1,074

Lachi Pora

Area: 173.2 ha hectares

Population

689

Lal Bug

Area: 51.8 ha hectares

Population

430

Langet

Area: 618 ha hectares

Population

6,101

Pincode

193302

Lara Bal

Area: 48.2 ha hectares

Population

244

Pincode

193221

Lilam

Area: 121.8 ha hectares

Population

1,024

Lohikot

Area: 70.8 ha hectares

Population

817

Loki Pora

Area: 235.5 ha hectares

Population

2,298

Pincode

193302

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Common questions about Handwara

The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 269,311 in Handwara tehsil, Kupwara district.

Handwara tehsil contains 194 villages recorded in the 2011 census. Each is listed on this page with its own population and area.

Handwara has 141,882 males and 127,429 females according to the 2011 census.

Handwara covers an area of 291 square kilometres.

255,711 people live in rural parts of Handwara and 13,600 live in urban parts, making it largely rural.

Handwara tehsil is part of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir. Open the district page from here to see its other tehsils.

A tehsil is the administrative level between a district and a village. Depending on the state it may be called a taluka, mandal, block or circle.

The villages of Handwara are listed on this page in alphabetical order. If the list runs to several pages, the search box at the top of the site will find a village by name directly.

All figures come from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. No later village level count has been published.

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