About Wata Magam Village

Wata Magam is a mid sized village in Beerwah tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 973, made up of 494 males and 479 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wata Magam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wata Magam village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Badgam
Tehsil	Beerwah
Pincode	193401
Area (hectares)	78.9 hectares
Population	973
Male Population	494
Female Population	479
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	970
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Wata Magam compares

By the 2011 count Wata Magam is the 57th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,479 residents. Its 78.9 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 889.

Getting to Wata Magam

Wata Magam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Wata Magam 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 Wata Magam from other places

Wata Magam lies about 14 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Mazhom, about 3.6 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 Wata Magam
Nearest railway station	Mazhom	3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Beerwah	8.3 km
Nearest town	Soyībug	10 km
District headquarters	Badgam	14 km

Villages closest to Wata Magam

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

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Common questions about Wata Magam

As per the Census of India 2011, Wata Magam village had a population of 973. That makes it the 57th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,479 residents.

Wata Magam village has 494 males and 479 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wata Magam has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 889.

The pincode recorded for Wata Magam is 193401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wata Magam covers 78.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Wata Magam falls under Beerwah tehsil of Badgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Wata Magam is Mazhom, about 3.6 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 Wata Magam.

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

Wata Magam is in Beerwah tehsil of Badgam district. Mazhom is about 3.6 km away. Beerwah is about 8.3 km away. Soyībug is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.