# Wossan Village, Kangan, Ganderbal (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/ganderbal/kangan/wossan/ Village · Kangan, Ganderbal # Wossan Wossan is a village in Kangan sub-district of Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **191201**. The 2011 Census counted **4,810 people in 751 households**, the 6th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.8%. - 4,810people (2011) - 751households - 55.5%literacy - 191201PIN code ## Wossan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Wossan is 191201.** Wossan falls in Kangan sub-district, Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code191201 - Gram panchayatWossan A B - Community development blockKangan - Census village code002887 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Wossan from nearby towns? - Kagan (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Ganderbal (district HQ)15 km by road - Ganderbal (nearest town)15 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 Wossan? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Wossan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 8 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State 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 · Shelteng - ○Degree college10+ km · Ganderbal - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kangan - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 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)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 Wossan known for? About 64% of the 362 hectares of village land is sown, and 214 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 Wossan Of every 100 households in Wossan in 2011, 95 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Wossan · ■ Kangan rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **81% Toilet within the home ****81%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **43% Tap water ****91%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****23%** **32% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%** **91% Use banking services ****24%** **45% Television ****20%** **24% Mobile phone ****60%** **40% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **1% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****7%** **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 Wossan? ■ Wossan · ■ Kangan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.5%** **52.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956** **868 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1082** **877 Working population ****23.9%** **29.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.4% for men and 45.9% for women. 38% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 35 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (3%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 424 (37%) · **■** Marginal 645 (56%) 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 - Chater Gul7,641 people - Hari Ganiwan6,699 people - Wangat6,616 people - Kangan5,985 people - Akhal4,053 people - Hari Pora4,026 people - Thune4,020 people - Gund Sarsingh3,688 people [All 42 villages in Kangan](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/ganderbal/kangan/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Wossan?191201 - How far is Wossan from Ganderbal?15 km by road - What is the population of Wossan?4,810 (Census 2011) - Which district is Wossan in?Ganderbal district (Kangan sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Wossan?55.5% (Census 2011)