# Wajhama Village, Handwara, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/wajhama/ Village · Handwara, Kupwara # Wajhama Wajhama is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193303**. The 2011 Census counted **792 people in 125 households**, the 126th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 792people (2011) - 125households - 59.9%literacy - 193303PIN code ## Wajhama PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Wajhama is 193303.** Wajhama falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code193303 - Gram panchayatAsh Pora - Community development blockLanget - Census village code000294 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Wajhama from nearby towns? - Handwara (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Kupwara (district HQ)34 km by road - Handwara (nearest town)12 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 Wajhama? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Wajhama; 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 · 2 govt - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ashpora - ○Degree college10+ km · Handwara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Handwara - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)12 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 Wajhama known for? The main crops are **maiza**. Products made here include carpet. About 76% of the 114 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 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 Wajhama Of every 100 households in Wajhama in 2011, 99 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Wajhama · ■ Handwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **87% Toilet within the home ****18%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **36% Tap water ****63%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****23%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **90% Use banking services ****77%** **59% Television ****33%** **31% Mobile phone ****83%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****6%** **19% Own their home ****100%** **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 Wajhama? ■ Wajhama · ■ Handwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.9%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****894** **899 Working population ****39.5%** **26.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.7% for men and 46.5% for women. 48% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 60 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 58 (19%) · **■** Marginal 194 (62%) 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 - Sadura Gund838 people - Lohikot817 people - Spahan Yaru799 people - Khudi794 people - Shog Pora788 people - Sheikh Pora775 people - Majeed Abad771 people - Reshi Pora758 people [All 199 villages in Handwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Wajhama?193303 - How far is Wajhama from Kupwara?34 km by road - What is the population of Wajhama?792 (Census 2011) - Which district is Wajhama in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Wajhama?59.9% (Census 2011)