About Hanji Shat Village

Hanji Shat is a small village in Handwara tehsil, in the district of Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 486, made up of 248 males and 238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hanji Shat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hanji Shat village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kupwara
Tehsil	Handwara
Pincode	193302
Area (hectares)	43.7 hectares
Population	486
Male Population	248
Female Population	238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hanji Shat compares

By the 2011 count Hanji Shat is the 152nd largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 43.7 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Hanji Shat

Hanji Shat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hanji Shat as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hanji Shat from other places

Hanji Shat lies about 17 km from Kupwara, and the nearest railway station is Sopur, about 18 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 Hanji Shat
Tehsil headquarters	Handwara	5.5 km
District headquarters	Kupwara	17 km
Nearest town	Kopawor	17 km
Nearest railway station	Sopur	18 km

Villages closest to Hanji Shat

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 Hanji Shat

As per the Census of India 2011, Hanji Shat village had a population of 486. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Hanji Shat village has 248 males and 238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hanji Shat has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Hanji Shat is 193302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hanji Shat covers 43.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Hanji Shat is Sopur, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Hanji Shat.

Hanji Shat is about 17 km from Kupwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hanji Shat is in Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district. Handwara is about 5.5 km away. Kupwara is about 17 km away. Kopawor is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.