# Wata Lar Village, Lar, Ganderbal (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/ganderbal/lar/wata-lar/ Village · Lar, Ganderbal # Wata Lar Wata Lar is a village in Lar sub-district of Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **3,476 people in 527 households**, the 8th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.1%. - 3,476people (2011) - 527households - 61.5%literacy - 975females per 1,000 males ## Wata Lar PIN code and other codes Wata Lar falls in Lar sub-district, Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatWata Lar - Community development blockLar - Census village code002847 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Wata Lar from nearby towns? - Lar (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Gaderbal (district HQ)11 km by road - Ganderbal (nearest town)11 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 Wata Lar? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Wata Lar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Gaderbal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaderbal - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 14 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 Wata Lar known for? Products made here include woodcarving. About 60% of the 361 hectares of village land is sown, and 132 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 Wata Lar Of every 100 households in Wata Lar in 2011, 92 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Wata Lar · ■ Lar rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **91% Toilet within the home ****78%** **85% No toilet (open defecation) ****20%** **13% Tap water ****92%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****82%** **71% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **27% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%** **66% Use banking services ****68%** **69% Television ****50%** **58% Mobile phone ****64%** **70% Computer with internet ****3%** **3% Two-wheeler ****5%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **6% None of these assets ****12%** **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 Wata Lar? ■ Wata Lar · ■ Lar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.5%** **61.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975** **854 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****772** **879 Working population ****24.4%** **36.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.3% for men and 49.0% for women. 40% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 213 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 274 (32%) · **■** Household industry 39 (5%) · **■** Other work 254 (30%) · **■** Marginal 67 (8%) 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 - Wakura4,463 people - Batvena3,711 people - Qasba Lar3,672 people - Dab3,609 people - Pahli Pora3,010 people - Kur Hama2,879 people - Rapore2,822 people - Narayan Bagh2,666 people [All 42 villages in Lar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/ganderbal/lar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Wata Lar from Gaderbal?11 km by road - What is the population of Wata Lar?3,476 (Census 2011) - Which district is Wata Lar in?Ganderbal district (Lar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Wata Lar?61.5% (Census 2011)