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About Nut Nusa Village

Nut Nusa is one of the larger villages in Handwara tehsil, in the district of Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,082, made up of 2,655 males and 2,427 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 600.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nut Nusa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nut Nusa village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kupwara
Tehsil Handwara
Pincode 193221
Area (hectares) 600.2 hectares
Population 5,082
Male Population 2,655
Female Population 2,427
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nut Nusa compares

By the 2011 count Nut Nusa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 600.2 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Nut Nusa

Nut Nusa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nut Nusa 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 Nut Nusa from other places

Nut Nusa lies about 10 km from Kupwara, and the nearest railway station is Sopur, about 24 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 Nut Nusa
Tehsil headquarters Handwara 5.4 km
District headquarters Kupwara 10 km
Nearest town Kopawor 10 km
Nearest railway station Sopur 24 km

Villages closest to Nut Nusa

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 Nut Nusa

As per the Census of India 2011, Nut Nusa village had a population of 5,082. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Nut Nusa village has 2,655 males and 2,427 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nut Nusa has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Nut Nusa is 193221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nut Nusa covers 600.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Nut Nusa is Sopur, about 24 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 Nut Nusa.

Nut Nusa is about 10 km from Kupwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nut Nusa is in Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district. Handwara is about 5.4 km away. Kupwara is about 10 km away. Kopawor is about 10 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 (1.7 km), Kawa Wari (2.5 km) and Rasri Pora (3.7 km).

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

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