# Wangat Village, Kangan, Ganderbal (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/ganderbal/kangan/wangat/ Village · Kangan, Ganderbal # Wangat Wangat is a village in Kangan sub-district of Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **191202**. The 2011 Census counted **6,616 people in 932 households**, the 4th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.8%. - 6,616people (2011) - 932households - 47.5%literacy - 191202PIN code ## Wangat PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Wangat is 191202.** Wangat falls in Kangan sub-district, Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code191202 - Gram panchayatWangat A B - Community development blockKangan - Census village code002897 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Wangat from nearby towns? - Kangan (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Gaderbal (district HQ)35 km by road - Ganderbal (nearest town)28 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 Wangat? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Wangat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 11 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Primary health centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kangan - ○Degree college10+ km · Gaderbal - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gaderbal - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 4 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 Wangat known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 65% of the 355 hectares of village land is sown, and 77 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 Wangat Of every 100 households in Wangat in 2011, 95 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Wangat · ■ Kangan rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **81% Toilet within the home ****42%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****50%** **43% Tap water ****85%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****25%** **32% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **91% Use banking services ****46%** **45% Television ****14%** **24% Mobile phone ****18%** **40% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****0%** **1% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****23%** **21% Own their home ****99%** **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 Wangat? ■ Wangat · ■ Kangan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****47.5%** **52.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****887** **868 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****762** **877 Working population ****19.8%** **29.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 58.1% for men and 36.3% for women. 36% of men and 1% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 57 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 73 (6%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 229 (18%) · **■** Marginal 947 (72%) 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 Kangan - Forest Block14,975 people - Chater Gul7,641 people - Hari Ganiwan6,699 people - Kangan5,985 people - Wossan4,810 people - Akhal4,053 people - Hari Pora4,026 people [All 42 villages in Kangan](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/ganderbal/kangan/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Wangat?191202 - How far is Wangat from Gaderbal?35 km by road - What is the population of Wangat?6,616 (Census 2011) - Which district is Wangat in?Ganderbal district (Kangan sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Wangat?47.5% (Census 2011)