About Watlab Village

Watlab is a large village in Sopore tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,164, made up of 1,103 males and 1,061 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 277.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Watlab Overview

Census 2011 figures for Watlab village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Baramula
Tehsil	Sopore
Pincode	193201
Area (hectares)	277.2 hectares
Population	2,164
Male Population	1,103
Female Population	1,061
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Watlab compares

By the 2011 count Watlab is the 25th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,607 residents. Its 277.2 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Watlab

Watlab is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Watlab as Available within 5 - 10 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 Watlab from other places

Watlab lies about 24 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 Watlab
Tehsil headquarters	Sopore	10 km
Nearest town	Sopur	10 km
District headquarters	Baramula	24 km

Villages closest to Watlab

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.

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Common questions about Watlab

As per the Census of India 2011, Watlab village had a population of 2,164. That makes it the 25th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,607 residents.

Watlab village has 1,103 males and 1,061 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Watlab has about 962 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 967.

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

Watlab covers 277.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Watlab.

Watlab is about 24 km from Baramula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Watlab is in Sopore tehsil of Baramula district. Sopore is about 10 km away. Sopur is about 10 km away. Baramula is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.