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About Watar Hall Village

Watar Hall is a mid sized village in Kokernag tehsil, in the district of Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 773, made up of 411 males and 362 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 192202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Watar Hall Overview

Census 2011 figures for Watar Hall village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Anantnag
Tehsil Kokernag
Pincode 192202
Area (hectares) 59.5 hectares
Population 773
Male Population 411
Female Population 362
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Watar Hall compares

By the 2011 count Watar Hall is the 46th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,278 residents. Its 59.5 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Watar Hall

Watar Hall is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Watar Hall as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Watar Hall from other places

Watar Hall lies about 14 km from Anantnag, and the nearest railway station is Hiller Shahabad, about 6.9 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 Watar Hall
Nearest railway station Hiller Shahabad 6.9 km
Nearest town Dooru Verinag 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Kokernag 9.5 km
District headquarters Anantnag 14 km

Villages closest to Watar Hall

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kokernag 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 Watar Hall

As per the Census of India 2011, Watar Hall village had a population of 773. That makes it the 46th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,278 residents.

Watar Hall village has 411 males and 362 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Watar Hall has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Watar Hall is 192202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Watar Hall covers 59.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Watar Hall falls under Kokernag tehsil of Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Watar Hall is Hiller Shahabad, about 6.9 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 village for Watar Hall.

Watar Hall is about 14 km from Anantnag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Watar Hall is in Kokernag tehsil of Anantnag district. Hiller Shahabad is about 6.9 km away. Dooru Verinag is about 6.9 km away. Kokernag is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahali (under 2 km), Takiya Ahamad Shah (under 2 km) and Mohri Pora (2.2 km).

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

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