# Wagul Village, Sopore, Baramula (Jammu and Kashmir) – PIN Code

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Village · Sopore, Baramula 

# Wagul

Wagul is a village in Sopore sub-district of Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **2,618 people in 334 households**, the 22nd largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.2%.

- 2,618people (2011)
- 334households
- 66.1%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Wagul PIN code and other codes

Wagul falls in Sopore sub-district, Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Gram panchayatWagub
- Community development blockSopore
- Census village code002222

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

## How far is Wagul from nearby towns?

- Sopore (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Baramulla (district HQ)16 km by road
- Sopore (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 Wagul?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Wagul; 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 · 1 private
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Haigam
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sopore
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sopore
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Wagul known for?

The main crops are **apple**. Products made here include woodenboxes and carpet,blakents. About 83% of the 234 hectares of village land is sown, and 98 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 Wagul

Of every 100 households in Wagul in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 14 a car.

■ Wagul · ■ Sopore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**87%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**10%

Tap water ****99%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****95%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**88%

Use banking services ****89%**

**68%

Television ****75%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****95%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****14%**

**7%

None of these assets ****2%**

**9%

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 Wagul?

■ Wagul · ■ Sopore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%**

**66.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****776**

**914

Working population ****24.1%**

**26.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.6% for men and 56.3% for women. 44% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 187 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 152 (24%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 258 (41%) · **■** Marginal 31 (5%)

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 Sopore

- Harwan2,762 people
- Sagi Pora2,762 people
- Adi Pora2,688 people
- Brat2,666 people
- Janwara2,462 people
- Gund Brat2,457 people
- Watlab2,164 people
- Mala Mapan Pora2,115 people

[All 58 villages in Sopore](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/sopore/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Wagul from Baramulla?16 km by road
- What is the population of Wagul?2,618 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wagul in?Baramula district (Sopore sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Wagul?66.1% (Census 2011)
