# Wachoo Village, Khansahib, Badgam (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/badgam/khansahib/wachoo/ Village · Khansahib, Badgam # Wachoo Wachoo is a village in Khansahib sub-district of Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **542 people in 61 households**, the 65th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.3%. - 542people (2011) - 61households - 33.1%literacy - 915females per 1,000 males ## Wachoo PIN code and other codes Wachoo falls in Khansahib sub-district, Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatParneewa - Community development blockKhansahib - Census village code000536 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Wachoo from nearby towns? - Khansahib (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Budgam (district HQ)26 km by road - Khansahib (nearest town)13 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 Wachoo? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Wachoo; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khansahib - ○Degree college10+ km · Budgam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Budgam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 7 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 Wachoo known for? The main crops are **paddy and maiza**. About 70% of the 48 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Wachoo Of every 100 households in Wachoo in 2011, 2 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Wachoo · ■ Khansahib rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **84% Toilet within the home ****95%** **78% No toilet (open defecation) ****5%** **14% Tap water ****44%** **77% Drinking water within premises ****36%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **95% Use banking services ****17%** **40% Television ****12%** **39% Mobile phone ****48%** **54% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****0%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **2% None of these assets ****27%** **20% 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 Wachoo? ■ Wachoo · ■ Khansahib rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****33.1%** **50.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915** **922 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****712** **884 Working population ****16.1%** **22.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 51.2% for men and 14.9% for women. 30% of men and 1% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 54 (62%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 25 (29%) · **■** Marginal 7 (8%) 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 Khansahib - Bata Pora600 people - Machi Pora598 people - Yaga Bug585 people - Chertu566 people - Mula Naru539 people - Krala Pathri536 people - Khosa Pora531 people - Gund Shoga Taploo525 people [All 99 villages in Khansahib](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/badgam/khansahib/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Wachoo from Budgam?26 km by road - What is the population of Wachoo?542 (Census 2011) - Which district is Wachoo in?Badgam district (Khansahib sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Wachoo?33.1% (Census 2011)