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Hangah Population - Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir

Hangah is a large village located in Handwara Tehsil of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 323 families residing. The Hangah village has population of 2140 of which 1101 are males while 1039 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Hangah village population of children with age 0-6 is 398 which makes up 18.60 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Hangah village is 944 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Hangah as per census is 923, higher than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Hangah village has higher literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Hangah village was 69.46 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Hangah Male literacy stands at 81.43 % while female literacy rate was 56.84 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Hangah village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Hangah village.

Hangah Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 323 - -
Population 2,140 1,101 1,039
Child (0-6) 398 207 191
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 69.46 % 81.43 % 56.84 %
Total Workers 476 393 83
Main Worker 314 - -
Marginal Worker 162 102 60

Caste Factor

There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) and Schedule Tribe(ST) in Hangah village of Kupwara district.

Work Profile

In Hangah village out of total population, 476 were engaged in work activities. 65.97 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 34.03 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 476 workers engaged in Main Work, 51 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 20 were Agricultural labourer.