About Handwara
Handwara is a town in the Kupwara District of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Located on Baramulla-Kupwara National Highway NH-701 it is governed by a municipal committee. Handwara is located at 34.40°N 74.28°E at an average elevation of 1,582 metres (5,190 feet) above sea level. It is in a politically volatile area of Kupwara. It was the home constituency of the late separatist leader Abdul Gani Lone and of Chowdhary Mohammad Ramzan. The current MLA for Handwara is Sajjad Lone of the Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference. Municipal Committee Handwara is an Urban Local Body with 13 elected members, which administers the town. The Census of 2011 showed the literacy rate of Handwara at 77.26%, higher than the national average of 67.16%. There is a gender difference in literacy, with a male literacy rate of 87.40% and a much lower female literacy rate of 64.91%.
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