# Was Kora Village, Lar, Ganderbal (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/ganderbal/lar/was-kora/ Village · Lar, Ganderbal # Was Kora Was Kora is a village in Lar sub-district of Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193505**. The 2011 Census counted **1,592 people in 245 households**, the 19th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.1%. - 1,592people (2011) - 245households - 61.3%literacy - 193505PIN code ## Was Kora PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Was Kora is 193505.** Was Kora falls in Lar sub-district, Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code193505 - Gram panchayatWas Kora A - Community development blockWakura - Census village code002866 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Was Kora from nearby towns? - Lar (sub-district HQ)12 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 Was Kora? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Was Kora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaderbal - ○Degree college10+ km · Gaderbal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaderbal - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Was Kora known for? The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include carpets. About 58% of the 187 hectares of village land is sown, and 88 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 Was Kora Of every 100 households in Was Kora in 2011, 97 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Was Kora · ■ Lar rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **91% Toilet within the home ****92%** **85% No toilet (open defecation) ****8%** **13% Tap water ****83%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****82%** **71% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **27% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **66% Use banking services ****48%** **69% Television ****49%** **58% Mobile phone ****64%** **70% Computer with internet ****1%** **3% Two-wheeler ****14%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **6% None of these assets ****5%** **9% Own their home ****99%** **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 Was Kora? ■ Was Kora · ■ Lar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.3%** **61.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****734** **854 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****776** **879 Working population ****48.3%** **36.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.5% for men and 46.0% for women. 53% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 110 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 427 (56%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 185 (24%) · **■** Marginal 46 (6%) 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 - Barsoo2,102 people - Bena Hama2,079 people - Thuru2,008 people - Badam Pora1,817 people - Forest Block1,457 people - Zazna1,409 people - Khrani Hama1,351 people - Watal Bag1,229 people [All 42 villages in Lar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/ganderbal/lar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Was Kora?193505 - How far is Was Kora from Gaderbal?15 km by road - What is the population of Was Kora?1,592 (Census 2011) - Which district is Was Kora in?Ganderbal district (Lar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Was Kora?61.3% (Census 2011)