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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

Magam

Area: 609.9 ha hectares

Population

6,909

Pincode

193221

Maidani Chugal

Area: 330.6 ha hectares

Population

4,542

Pincode

193221

Majeed Abad

Area: 95.1 ha hectares

Population

771

Pincode

193221

Mala Bagh

Area: 26.7 ha hectares

Population

433

Pincode

193302

Mangwal Pora

Area: 34.4 ha hectares

Population

415

Manz Gam

Area: 131.5 ha hectares

Population

1,871

Pincode

193224

Marat Gam

Area: 222.6 ha hectares

Population

1,642

Pincode

193302

Mawar

Area: 107.2 ha hectares

Population

1,135

Menkal

Area: 32.8 ha hectares

Population

452

Moona Bal

Area: 68.4 ha hectares

Population

704

Mundi Gam

Area: 83.31 ha hectares

Population

1,267

Pincode

193302

Muqam Handwan Pora

Area: 44.5 ha hectares

Population

470

Muqam Rajwar

Area: 20.6 ha hectares

Population

457

Nabad Zab

Area: 61.5 ha hectares

Population

222

Pincode

193302

Nagrad Nar

Area: 113.7 ha hectares

Population

579

Nawgam

Area: 205.6 ha hectares

Population

4,885

Pincode

193222

Neli Pora

Area: 159.5 ha hectares

Population

1,822

Nicha Hama

Area: 197.1 ha hectares

Population

725

Pincode

193221

Nihama

Area: 61.5 ha hectares

Population

438

Nut Nusa

Area: 600.2 ha hectares

Population

5,082

Pincode

193221

Otingru

Area: 51.4 ha hectares

Population

351

Pincode

193302

Pach Kote

Area: 168.8 ha hectares

Population

1,272

Pincode

193224

Padder Gund

Area: 45.3 ha hectares

Population

361

Pincode

193224

Pala Pora

Area: 51 ha hectares

Population

493

Pincode

193221

Pandit Pora

Area: 225.4 ha hectares

Population

1,785

Pincode

193302

Pazi Pora

Area: 70 ha hectares

Population

221

Pincode

193222

Pazwal Pora

Area: 48.2 ha hectares

Population

496

Pingru

Area: 74.9 ha hectares

Population

1,155

Pincode

193302

Poshwan

Area: 227.2 ha hectares

Population

2,337

Pincode

193221

Puhrupath

Area: 339.9 ha hectares

Population

3,051

Pincode

193302

Qalam Abad

Area: 238.8 ha hectares

Population

2,443

Pincode

193302

Raj Pora

Area: 235.9 ha hectares

Population

1,894

Rakhi Shihilhal

Area: 29.14 ha hectares

Population

439

Pincode

193221

Rasri Pora

Area: 81.4 ha hectares

Population

710

Pincode

193302

Ratten Pora

Area: 341.6 ha hectares

Population

2,135

Rawal Pora

Area: 55.4 ha hectares

Population

662

Renan

Area: 82.6 ha hectares

Population

749

Renga Path

Area: 342.8 ha hectares

Population

1,773

Reshi Pora

Area: 147.3 ha hectares

Population

758

Sadura Gund

Area: 65.2 ha hectares

Population

838

Pincode

193302

Safal Pora

Area: 114.1 ha hectares

Population

605

Sahi Pora

Area: 140 ha hectares

Population

1,544

Pincode

193202

Said Pora

Area: 38.5 ha hectares

Population

294

Pincode

193221

Sanzi Pora Kutlari

Area: 166.7 ha hectares

Population

1,631

Sarmarg

Area: 293.8 ha hectares

Population

2,003

Sat Kojan

Area: 310 ha hectares

Population

2,065

Pincode

193221

Shanu

Area: 280.9 ha hectares

Population

1,738

Pincode

193302

Shat Gund Bala

Area: 148.5 ha hectares

Population

859

Pincode

193302

Shatgund Pain

Area: 72.4 ha hectares

Population

702

Pincode

193302

Shati Gam

Area: 151.8 ha hectares

Population

944

Pincode

193221

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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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