About Hangah Village

Hangah is a large village in Handwara tehsil, in the district of Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,140, made up of 1,101 males and 1,039 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 273.6 hectares hectares.

Hangah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hangah village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kupwara
Tehsil	Handwara
Area (hectares)	273.6 hectares
Population	2,140
Male Population	1,101
Female Population	1,039
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Hangah compares

By the 2011 count Hangah is the 22nd largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 273.6 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Hangah

Hangah is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Hangah as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hangah from other places

Hangah lies about 18 km from Kupwara, and the nearest railway station is Baramula, about 19 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Hangah
Tehsil headquarters	Handwara	3.5 km
District headquarters	Kupwara	18 km
Nearest town	Kopawor	18 km
Nearest railway station	Baramula	19 km

Villages closest to Hangah

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Handwara tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Hangah

As per the Census of India 2011, Hangah village had a population of 2,140. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Hangah village has 1,101 males and 1,039 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hangah has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Hangah covers 273.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hangah falls under Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Hangah is Baramula, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Hangah.

Hangah is about 18 km from Kupwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hangah is in Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district. Handwara is about 3.5 km away. Kupwara is about 18 km away. Kopawor is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.