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About Watra Gam Village

Watra Gam is a large village in Kreeri tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,378, made up of 1,247 males and 1,131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 404.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Watra Gam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Watra Gam village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramula
Tehsil Kreeri
Pincode 193101
Area (hectares) 404.3 hectares
Population 2,378
Male Population 1,247
Female Population 1,131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Watra Gam compares

By the 2011 count Watra Gam is the 9th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents. Its 404.3 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Watra Gam

Watra Gam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Watra Gam as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Watra Gam from other places

Watra Gam lies about 13 km from Baramula. 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 Watra Gam
Nearest town Sopur 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Kreeri 13 km
District headquarters Baramula 13 km

Villages closest to Watra Gam

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 Watra Gam

As per the Census of India 2011, Watra Gam village had a population of 2,378. That makes it the 9th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents.

Watra Gam village has 1,247 males and 1,131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Watra Gam has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Watra Gam is 193101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Watra Gam covers 404.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Watra Gam notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Watra Gam is about 13 km from Baramula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Watra Gam is in Kreeri tehsil of Baramula district. Sopur is about 9.8 km away. Kreeri is about 13 km away. Baramula is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hail Jagir (under 2 km), Raj Pora Thandakasi (6.6 km) and Sachi Pora (6.6 km).

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

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