# Wager Village, Khansahib, Badgam (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/badgam/khansahib/wager/ Village · Khansahib, Badgam # Wager Wager is a village in Khansahib sub-district of Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **2,199 people in 320 households**, the 17th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.3%. - 2,199people (2011) - 320households - 55.3%literacy - 956females per 1,000 males ## Wager PIN code and other codes Wager falls in Khansahib sub-district, Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatShaniepora - Community development blockKhansahib - Census village code000557 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Wager from nearby towns? - Khansahib (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Budgam (district HQ)6 km by road - Badgam (nearest town)6 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 Wager? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Wager; 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 - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Budgam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Budgam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)8 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 Wager known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 76% of the 141 hectares of village land is sown, and 101 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 Wager Of every 100 households in Wager in 2011, 99 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Wager · ■ Khansahib rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **84% Toilet within the home ****98%** **78% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **14% Tap water ****76%** **77% Drinking water within premises ****53%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **95% Use banking services ****38%** **40% Television ****43%** **39% Mobile phone ****39%** **54% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****3%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **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 Wager? ■ Wager · ■ Khansahib rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.3%** **50.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956** **922 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****811** **884 Working population ****18.7%** **22.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.1% for men and 44.0% for women. 32% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 69 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (8%) · **■** Household industry 50 (12%) · **■** Other work 91 (22%) · **■** Marginal 170 (41%) 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 - Bugru2,448 people - Hardu Wail2,296 people - Raiyarich2,200 people - Gund Ali Naik2,199 people - Utra Dalabal2,127 people - Warahgam2,034 people - Hardu Panjoo1,943 people - Raiyar Beruwa1,937 people [All 99 villages in Khansahib](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/badgam/khansahib/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Wager from Budgam?6 km by road - What is the population of Wager?2,199 (Census 2011) - Which district is Wager in?Badgam district (Khansahib sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Wager?55.3% (Census 2011)