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About Hangni Kot Village

Hangni Kot is a mid sized village in Handwara tehsil, in the district of Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,287, made up of 600 males and 687 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,145 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.3 hectares hectares.

Hangni Kot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hangni Kot village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kupwara
Tehsil Handwara
Area (hectares) 90.3 hectares
Population 1,287
Male Population 600
Female Population 687
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,145
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hangni Kot compares

By the 2011 count Hangni Kot is the 77th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 90.3 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Hangni Kot

Hangni Kot is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hangni Kot as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Hafrada, Haider Mari, Hajan and Ham Pora. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

Common questions about Hangni Kot

As per the Census of India 2011, Hangni Kot village had a population of 1,287. That makes it the 77th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Hangni Kot village has 600 males and 687 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hangni Kot has about 1145 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Hangni Kot covers 90.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Hangni Kot notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Hangni Kot.

Hangni Kot is in Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Hangni Kot today is likely to be higher.

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