Handwara | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Handwara Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India  Handwara Handwara (India) | |
| Coordinates: 34°23′59″N 74°16′54″E / 34.39972°N 74.28167°E[1] | |
| Country | India |
| Union Territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Kupwara |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Committee |
| • Body | Government of Jammu and Kashmir |
| Area | |
| • Total | 291.47 km2 (112.54 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 13,600[2] |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy[3] | 64.39% |
| • Sex ratio[3] | 843 ♀/ 1000 ♂ |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[4][5] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 193221 |
| Vehicle registration | JK-09 |
| Website | kupwara |
Handwara is a town in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is located on Baramulla-Handwara National Highway NH-701 and is governed by a municipal committee.
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- ^ "Handwara Town population". Census India. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Kupwara district Census 2011" (PDF). Govt of India Census. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2021.