# Wasura Village, Pulwama, Pulwama (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/pulwama/pulwama/wasura/ Village · Pulwama, Pulwama # Wasura Wasura is a village in Pulwama sub-district of Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **1,956 people in 306 households**, the 41st largest of 187 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%. - 1,956people (2011) - 306households - 71.7%literacy - 1,008females per 1,000 males ## Wasura PIN code and other codes Wasura falls in Pulwama sub-district, Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatPalapora - Community development blockPulwama - Census village code003216 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Wasura from nearby towns? - Pulwama (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Pulwama (district HQ)10 km by road - Pulwama (nearest town)10 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 Wasura? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Wasura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pulwama - ○Degree college5–10 km · Pulwama - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pulwama - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 4 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 Wasura known for? About 67% of the 198 hectares of village land is sown, and 108 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 Wasura Of every 100 households in Wasura in 2011, 98 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Wasura · ■ Pulwama rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **89% Toilet within the home ****50%** **68% No toilet (open defecation) ****43%** **29% Tap water ****58%** **68% Drinking water within premises ****57%** **57% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **86% Use banking services ****80%** **60% Television ****47%** **56% Mobile phone ****94%** **79% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****6%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **7% None of these assets ****4%** **9% 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 Wasura? ■ Wasura · ■ Pulwama rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%** **60.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008** **938 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****825** **793 Working population ****27.2%** **30.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.7% for men and 61.3% for women. 42% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 64 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (2%) · **■** Household industry 23 (4%) · **■** Other work 158 (30%) · **■** Marginal 278 (52%) 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 Pulwama - Kangan2,040 people - Now Nagri2,013 people - Drasu2,007 people - Zaddora Hastikhod2,002 people - Payer1,907 people - Chiva Kalan1,884 people - Tenga Pora1,791 people - Rakh Lajoura1,788 people [All 191 villages in Pulwama](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/pulwama/pulwama/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Wasura from Pulwama?10 km by road - What is the population of Wasura?1,956 (Census 2011) - Which district is Wasura in?Pulwama district (Pulwama sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Wasura?71.7% (Census 2011)