# Wagat Village, Handwara, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Handwara, Kupwara 

# Wagat

Wagat is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193221**. The 2011 Census counted **728 people in 107 households**, the 134th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 728people (2011)
- 107households
- 72.1%literacy
- 193221PIN code

## Wagat PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Wagat is 193221.** Wagat falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code193221
- Gram panchayatN.A.
- Community development blockRajwar
- Census village code000229

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Wagat from nearby towns?

- Handwara (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Kupwara (district HQ)21 km by road
- Handwara (nearest town)1 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 Wagat?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Wagat; 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 · 2 govt · 2 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Handwara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Handwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Handwara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 3 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 Wagat known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 80% of the 78 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Wagat

Of every 100 households in Wagat in 2011, 96 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Wagat · ■ Handwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**36%

Tap water ****0%**

**50%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**90%

Use banking services ****38%**

**59%

Television ****21%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****21%**

**19%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Wagat?

■ Wagat · ■ Handwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1278**

**899

Working population ****22.8%**

**26.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.8% for men and 59.8% for women. 44% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 43 (26%) · **■** Marginal 117 (70%)

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 Handwara

- Reshi Pora758 people
- Ujroo754 people
- Renan749 people
- Khir Man Tilak Chand747 people
- Nicha Hama725 people
- Rasri Pora710 people
- Moona Bal704 people
- Shatgund Pain702 people

[All 199 villages in Handwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Wagat?193221
- How far is Wagat from Kupwara?21 km by road
- What is the population of Wagat?728 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wagat in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Wagat?72.1% (Census 2011)