# Waghama Village, Bijbehara, Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Bijbehara, Anantnag 

# Waghama

Waghama is a village in Bijbehara sub-district of Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **192124**. The 2011 Census counted **5,429 people in 726 households**, the 5th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.9%.

- 5,429people (2011)
- 726households
- 60.4%literacy
- 192124PIN code

## Waghama PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Waghama is 192124.** Waghama falls in Bijbehara sub-district, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code192124
- Gram panchayatWaghama Balla+Waghama Payeen
- Community development blockDachanipora
- Census village code003597

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Waghama from nearby towns?

- Bijebehara (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Anantnag (district HQ)12 km by road
- Beijbehara (nearest town)3 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Waghama?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Waghama; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bijbehara
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Bijbehara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Anantnag
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Waghama known for?

The main crops are **paddy and maiza**. Products made here include cricket bat, oil, chain stitch and carpet. About 68% of the 550 hectares of village land is sown, and 245 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Waghama

Of every 100 households in Waghama in 2011, 98 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Waghama · ■ Bijbehara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**55%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**38%

Tap water ****92%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**93%

Use banking services ****37%**

**71%

Television ****48%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**79%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**6%

None of these assets ****8%**

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Waghama?

■ Waghama · ■ Bijbehara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.4%**

**59.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****770**

**870

Working population ****33.6%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.6% for men and 50.1% for women. 44% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 420 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 65 (4%) · **■** Household industry 36 (2%) · **■** Other work 347 (19%) · **■** Marginal 958 (52%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Bijbehara

- Marhama15,964 people
- Khiram9,160 people
- Jabli Pora7,584 people
- Sir Hama5,960 people
- Kanalwan3,822 people
- Gori3,801 people
- Haussan Pora Bagh2,967 people
- Veeri2,753 people

[All 52 villages in Bijbehara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/bijbehara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Waghama?192124
- How far is Waghama from Anantnag?12 km by road
- What is the population of Waghama?5,429 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Waghama in?Anantnag district (Bijbehara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Waghama?60.4% (Census 2011)