Village · Khansahib, Badgam # Watra Hail Watra Hail is a village in Khansahib sub-district of Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted 3,210 people in 347 households, the 7th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.3%. - 3,210 people (2011) - 347 households - 53.3% literacy - 867 females per 1,000 males ## Watra Hail PIN code and other codes Watra Hail falls in Khansahib sub-district, Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayat Branwar - Community development block Khansahib - Census village code 000562 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Watra Hail from nearby towns? - Khansahib (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Budgam (district HQ) 12 km by road - Khansahib (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Watra Hail? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Watra Hail; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 5 doctors - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Khansahib - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Budgam - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Budgam - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Watra Hail known for? The main crops are paddy, maiza and oilseeds. Products made here include sozni and carpet. About 74% of the 325 hectares of village land is sown, and 128 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Watra Hail Of every 100 households in Watra Hail in 2011, 97 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Watra Hail · ■ Khansahib rural average - Electricity for lighting 97% 84% - Toilet within the home 85% 78% - No toilet (open defecation) 2% 14% - Tap water 99% 77% - Drinking water within premises 72% 38% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 95% - Use banking services 0% 40% - Television 73% 39% - Mobile phone 70% 54% - Computer with internet 2% 1% - Two-wheeler 0% 2% - Car / jeep / van 2% 2% - None of these assets 1% 20% - Own their home 97% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Watra Hail? ■ Watra Hail · ■ Khansahib rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 53.3% 50.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 867 922 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 640 884 - Working population 23.7% 22.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.7% for men and 40.4% for women. 36% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 10 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 44 (6%) · ■ Household industry 18 (2%) · ■ Other work 184 (24%) · ■ Marginal 505 (66%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Khansahib - Gurweth Kalan 4,191 people - Arigam 4,158 people - Dregam Khasi Pora 3,777 people - Lainilab 3,427 people - Yari Khah 3,113 people - Kramsher 2,944 people - Shamas Abad 2,576 people - Raithan 2,575 people All 99 villages in Khansahib ## Quick answers - How far is Watra Hail from Budgam? 12 km by road - What is the population of Watra Hail? 3,210 (Census 2011) - Which district is Watra Hail in? Badgam district (Khansahib sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Watra Hail? 53.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/badgam/khansahib/watra-hail/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.