Handwara

Handwara
Town
Handwara Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India Handwara Handwara (India)
Coordinates: 34°23′59″N 74°16′54″E
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
• Density	46.7/km2 (121/sq mi)
Demographics
• Literacy	64.39%
• Sex ratio	843 ♀/ 1000 ♂
Languages
• Official	Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	193221
Vehicle registration	JK-09
Website	kupwara.nic.in

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Handwara (Urdu pronunciation: [ɦənd̪ʋɑːɽɑː] ; Kashmiri pronunciation: [hand̪ʋoːr]) 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.