Geographic Location of Handwal

The village Handwal is located in Bhalwal Tahsil of Jammu District in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in India. It is governed by Dhanoo Gram Panchayat. It comes under Bhalwal Community Development Block. The nearest town is Jammu, which is about 40 kilometers away from Handwal.

Travel and Communication for Handwal

Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Handwal,
Jammu,
Jammu and Kashmir, India
PIN - 181122

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Handwal

Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Handwal is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Handwal is given below:

Social Structure of Handwal

As per available data from the year 2009, 306 persons live in 57 house holds in the village Handwal. There are 137 female individuals and 169 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 44.77% and males constitute 55.23% of the total population.

There are 294 scheduled tribes persons of which 131 are females and 163 are males. Females constitute 44.56% and males constitute 55.44% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 96.08% of the total population.

Population density of Handwal is 138.96 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Handwal

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Total area of Handwal is 220.2 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 187.6 ha. About 187.6 ha is un-irrigated area.

About 32.6 ha is in non-agricultural use.

Schools in Handwal

There is a private pre-primary school in the village Handwal.

There is a government primary school in the village Handwal.

There is a government middle school in the village Handwal.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Akhnoor, which is 5-10 kms away from Handwal.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Akhnoor, which is 5-10 kms away from Handwal.

Colleges in Handwal

There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Akhnoor, which is 5-10 kms away from Handwal.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Jammu, which is more than 10 kms away from Handwal.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Jammu, which is more than 10 kms away from Handwal.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Jammu, which is more than 10 kms away from Handwal.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Jammu, which is more than 10 kms away from Handwal.

Other Educational Facilities in Handwal

There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Jammu, which is more than 10 kms away from Handwal.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Jammu, which is more than 10 kms away from Handwal.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Jammu, which is more than 10 kms away from Handwal.

Healthcare Facilities in Handwal

There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Handwal.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Handwal.

There is a primary health sub-centre more than 10 kms away from Handwal.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Handwal.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Handwal.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Handwal.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Handwal.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Handwal.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Handwal.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Handwal.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Handwal.

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