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About Waghama Village

Waghama is one of the larger villages in Bijbehara tehsil, in the district of Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,429, made up of 2,696 males and 2,733 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 549.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 192124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Waghama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Waghama village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Anantnag
Tehsil Bijbehara
Pincode 192124
Area (hectares) 549.6 hectares
Population 5,429
Male Population 2,696
Female Population 2,733
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Waghama compares

By the 2011 count Waghama is the 5th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,200 residents. Its 549.6 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Waghama

Waghama is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Waghama as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Waghama from other places

Waghama lies about 11 km from Anantnag, and the nearest railway station is Bijbiara, about 4.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Waghama
Tehsil headquarters Bijbehara 2.9 km
Nearest railway station Bijbiara 4.3 km
District headquarters Anantnag 11 km

Villages closest to Waghama

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bijbehara tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Waghama

As per the Census of India 2011, Waghama village had a population of 5,429. That makes it the 5th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,200 residents.

Waghama village has 2,696 males and 2,733 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Waghama has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Waghama is 192124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Waghama covers 549.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Waghama falls under Bijbehara tehsil of Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Waghama is Bijbiara, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Waghama.

Waghama is about 11 km from Anantnag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Waghama is in Bijbehara tehsil of Anantnag district. Bijbehara is about 2.9 km away. Bijbiara is about 4.3 km away. Anantnag is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kitriteng (under 2 km), Semithan (1.8 km) and Marhama (2.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Waghama today is likely to be higher.

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