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About Wadura Village

Wadura is one of the larger villages in Sopore tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,645, made up of 3,339 males and 2,306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 691 females per 1000 males. The village covers 367 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wadura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wadura village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramula
Tehsil Sopore
Pincode 193201
Area (hectares) 367 hectares
Population 5,645
Male Population 3,339
Female Population 2,306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 691
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wadura compares

By the 2011 count Wadura is the 7th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,607 residents. Its 367 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Wadura

Wadura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Wadura as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Wadura from other places

Wadura lies about 19 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 Wadura
Tehsil headquarters Sopore 7.1 km
Nearest town Sopur 7.1 km
District headquarters Baramula 19 km

Villages closest to Wadura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wadura village had a population of 5,645. That makes it the 7th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,607 residents.

Wadura village has 3,339 males and 2,306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wadura has about 691 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Wadura is 193201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wadura covers 367 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Wadura falls under Sopore tehsil of Baramula district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Wadura 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 <5 km distance for Wadura.

Wadura is about 19 km from Baramula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wadura is in Sopore tehsil of Baramula district. Sopore is about 7.1 km away. Sopur is about 7.1 km away. Baramula is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Takia Khan Mohammad (2.3 km), Gund Brat (2.6 km) and Logri Pora (2.7 km).

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

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