# Wakura Village, Lar, Ganderbal (Jammu and Kashmir) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/ganderbal/lar/wakura/ Village · Lar, Ganderbal # Wakura Wakura is a village in Lar sub-district of Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **191131**. The 2011 Census counted **4,463 people in 681 households**, the 4th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.1%. - 4,463people (2011) - 681households - 53.9%literacy - 191131PIN code ## Wakura PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Wakura is 191131.** Wakura falls in Lar sub-district, Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code191131 - Gram panchayatWas Kora A B - Community development blockWakura - Census village code002873 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Wakura from nearby towns? - Lar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Gaderbal (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 Wakura? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Wakura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gaderbal - ○Degree college5–10 km · Gaderbal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaderbal - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 8 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 Wakura known for? About 87% of the 307 hectares of village land is sown, and 198 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 Wakura Of every 100 households in Wakura in 2011, 97 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Wakura · ■ Lar rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **91% Toilet within the home ****79%** **85% No toilet (open defecation) ****3%** **13% Tap water ****99%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****94%** **71% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **27% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **66% Use banking services ****57%** **69% Television ****65%** **58% Mobile phone ****83%** **70% Computer with internet ****3%** **3% Two-wheeler ****11%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **6% None of these assets ****3%** **9% Own their home ****97%** **97% 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 Wakura? ■ Wakura · ■ Lar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.9%** **61.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008** **854 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1040** **879 Working population ****36.9%** **36.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.5% for men and 42.2% for women. 49% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 137 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (1%) · **■** Household industry 121 (7%) · **■** Other work 406 (25%) · **■** Marginal 963 (58%) 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 Lar - Mani Gam7,606 people - Yan Goora6,380 people - Chunt Valiwar5,950 people - Batvena3,711 people - Qasba Lar3,672 people - Dab3,609 people - Wata Lar3,476 people [All 42 villages in Lar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/ganderbal/lar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Wakura?191131 - How far is Wakura from Gaderbal?15 km by road - What is the population of Wakura?4,463 (Census 2011) - Which district is Wakura in?Ganderbal district (Lar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Wakura?53.9% (Census 2011)