About Poshwan Village

Poshwan is a large village in Handwara tehsil, in the district of Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,337, made up of 1,216 males and 1,121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poshwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poshwan village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kupwara
Tehsil	Handwara
Pincode	193221
Area (hectares)	227.2 hectares
Population	2,337
Male Population	1,216
Female Population	1,121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Poshwan compares

By the 2011 count Poshwan is the 19th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 227.2 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Poshwan

Poshwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Poshwan 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. The nearest villages by name are Pala Pora, Pandit Pora, Pazi Pora and Pazwal 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.

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Common questions about Poshwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Poshwan village had a population of 2,337. That makes it the 19th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Poshwan village has 1,216 males and 1,121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poshwan has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

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

Poshwan covers 227.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Poshwan notes the nearest railway station 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 Poshwan.

Poshwan 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.