Village · Handwara, Kupwara # Waskura Waskura is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted 1,236 people in 202 households, the 87th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 1,236 people (2011) - 202 households - 61.8% literacy - 959 females per 1,000 males ## Waskura PIN code and other codes Waskura falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayat Bada Kot Machi Pora - Community development block Rajwar - Census village code 000221 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Waskura from nearby towns? - Handwara (sub-district HQ) 1 km by road - Kupwara (district HQ) 12 km by road - Handwara (nearest town) 1 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Waskura? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Waskura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Handwara - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Handwara - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Handwara - ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Handwara - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 14 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Waskura known for? The main crops are maiza and fruits. About 82% of the 118 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Waskura Of every 100 households in Waskura in 2011, 96 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Waskura · ■ Handwara rural average - Electricity for lighting 96% 87% - Toilet within the home 80% 54% - No toilet (open defecation) 16% 36% - Tap water 13% 50% - Drinking water within premises 22% 24% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 22% 9% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 78% 90% - Use banking services 85% 59% - Television 54% 31% - Mobile phone 80% 65% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 2% 2% - Car / jeep / van 7% 3% - None of these assets 7% 19% - Own their home 99% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Waskura? ■ Waskura · ■ Handwara rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 61.8% 63.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 959 901 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 935 899 - Working population 23.5% 26.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.2% for men and 51.1% for women. 45% of men and 1% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 15 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 59 (20%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 82 (28%) · ■ Marginal 131 (45%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Handwara - Kuhru 1,258 people - Hari Pora 1,247 people - Geri Pora 1,243 people - Khonu Baba Gund 1,242 people - Drungsu Shhnagri 1,235 people - Sodal 1,229 people - Dedar Pora 1,215 people - Kultra 1,201 people All 199 villages in Handwara ## Quick answers - How far is Waskura from Kupwara? 12 km by road - What is the population of Waskura? 1,236 (Census 2011) - Which district is Waskura in? Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Waskura? 61.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/waskura/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.