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About Wagura Village

Wagura is a large village in Kreeri tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,829, made up of 1,445 males and 1,384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 499.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wagura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wagura village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramula
Tehsil Kreeri
Pincode 193103
Area (hectares) 499.4 hectares
Population 2,829
Male Population 1,445
Female Population 1,384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wagura compares

By the 2011 count Wagura is the 6th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents. Its 499.4 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Wagura

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

Wagura lies about 9.1 km from Kreeri, and the nearest railway station is Baramula, about 6.6 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 Wagura
Nearest railway station Baramula 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Kreeri 9.1 km
Nearest town Bāramūla 9.1 km

Villages closest to Wagura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wagura village had a population of 2,829. That makes it the 6th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents.

Wagura village has 1,445 males and 1,384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wagura has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Wagura is 193103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wagura covers 499.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wagura falls under Kreeri tehsil of Baramula district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Wagura is Baramula, about 6.6 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 Wagura.

Wagura is about 9.1 km from Kreeri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wagura is in Kreeri tehsil of Baramula district. Baramula is about 6.6 km away. Kreeri is about 9.1 km away. Bāramūla is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kreri (under 2 km), Kachumuqam (4.9 km) and Doli Pora (9.9 km).

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

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