# Watal Bag Village, Lar, Ganderbal (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/ganderbal/lar/watal-bag/ Village · Lar, Ganderbal # Watal Bag Watal Bag is a village in Lar sub-district of Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **191131**. The 2011 Census counted **1,229 people in 238 households**, the 23rd largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.1%. - 1,229people (2011) - 238households - 66.8%literacy - 191131PIN code ## Watal Bag PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Watal Bag is 191131.** Watal Bag falls in Lar sub-district, Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code191131 - Gram panchayatWahid Pora - Community development blockLar - Census village code002853 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Watal Bag from nearby towns? - Lar (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Gaderbal (district HQ)6 km by road - Ganderbal (nearest town)6 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 Watal Bag? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Watal Bag; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gaderbal - ○Degree college5–10 km · Gaderbal - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gaderbal - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 9 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 Watal Bag known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 54% of the 180 hectares of village land is sown, and 95 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 Watal Bag Of every 100 households in Watal Bag in 2011, 95 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Watal Bag · ■ Lar rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **91% Toilet within the home ****93%** **85% No toilet (open defecation) ****3%** **13% Tap water ****95%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****93%** **71% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****35%** **27% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%** **66% Use banking services ****78%** **69% Television ****51%** **58% Mobile phone ****80%** **70% Computer with internet ****3%** **3% Two-wheeler ****12%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **6% None of these assets ****6%** **9% Own their home ****95%** **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 Watal Bag? ■ Watal Bag · ■ Lar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%** **61.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957** **854 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1106** **879 Working population ****46.6%** **36.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.8% for men and 57.2% for women. 51% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 30 (5%) · **■** Other work 196 (34%) · **■** Marginal 347 (61%) 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 - Was Kora1,592 people - Forest Block1,457 people - Zazna1,409 people - Khrani Hama1,351 people - Gulab Bagh1,214 people - Ahan930 people - Bat Pora853 people - Sheikh Zoo803 people [All 42 villages in Lar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/ganderbal/lar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Watal Bag?191131 - How far is Watal Bag from Gaderbal?6 km by road - What is the population of Watal Bag?1,229 (Census 2011) - Which district is Watal Bag in?Ganderbal district (Lar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Watal Bag?66.8% (Census 2011)