# Wajoora Village, Pahalgam, Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Pahalgam, Anantnag 

# Wajoora

Wajoora is a village in Pahalgam sub-district of Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **966 people in 166 households**, the 40th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.3%.

- 966people (2011)
- 166households
- 38.0%literacy
- 992females per 1,000 males

## Wajoora PIN code and other codes

Wajoora falls in Pahalgam sub-district, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Gram panchayatWajoora
- Community development blockKavnipora
- Census village code003548

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

## How far is Wajoora from nearby towns?

- Pahalgam (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Anantnag (district HQ)27 km by road
- Ashmuqam (nearest town)1 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 Wajoora?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Wajoora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ashmuqam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Anantnag
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Seer
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 Wajoora known for?

About 71% of the 98 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 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 Wajoora

Of every 100 households in Wajoora in 2011, 77 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Wajoora · ■ Pahalgam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**57%

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

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**62%

Tap water ****98%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**93%

Use banking services ****61%**

**62%

Television ****29%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**2%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****20%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Wajoora?

■ Wajoora · ■ Pahalgam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****38.0%**

**49.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1068**

**916

Working population ****48.0%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 49.6% for men and 26.1% for women. 52% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 7 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (10%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 61 (13%) · **■** Marginal 346 (75%)

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 Pahalgam

- Shum Hall1,051 people
- Hangal Pahoo1,038 people
- Singh Pora1,023 people
- Dirhama986 people
- Awoora962 people
- Kohilangoojran951 people
- Grand Aish927 people
- Chrari Gam916 people

[All 66 villages in Pahalgam](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/pahalgam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Wajoora from Anantnag?27 km by road
- What is the population of Wajoora?966 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wajoora in?Anantnag district (Pahalgam sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Wajoora?38.0% (Census 2011)