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About Kawa Wari Village

Kawa Wari 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 1,447, made up of 721 males and 726 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kawa Wari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kawa Wari village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kupwara
Tehsil Handwara
Pincode 193222
Area (hectares) 131.5 hectares
Population 1,447
Male Population 721
Female Population 726
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kawa Wari compares

By the 2011 count Kawa Wari is the 60th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 131.5 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Kawa Wari

Kawa Wari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kawa Wari as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kawa Wari from other places

Kawa Wari lies about 8.3 km from Kupwara, and the nearest railway station is Sopur, about 27 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 Kawa Wari
Tehsil headquarters Handwara 6.5 km
District headquarters Kupwara 8.3 km
Nearest town Kopawor 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Sopur 27 km

Villages closest to Kawa Wari

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.

Common questions about Kawa Wari

As per the Census of India 2011, Kawa Wari village had a population of 1,447. That makes it the 60th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Kawa Wari village has 721 males and 726 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kawa Wari has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Kawa Wari is 193222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kawa Wari covers 131.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kawa Wari is Sopur, about 27 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kawa Wari.

Kawa Wari is about 8.3 km from Kupwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kawa Wari is in Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district. Handwara is about 6.5 km away. Kupwara is about 8.3 km away. Kopawor is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagar Pur (under 2 km), Nut Nusa (2.5 km) and Rakhi Shihilhal (3.1 km).

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

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