About Wangat Village

Wangat is one of the larger villages in Kangan tehsil, in the district of Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,616, made up of 3,507 males and 3,109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 355.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 191202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wangat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wangat village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Ganderbal
Tehsil	Kangan
Pincode	191202
Area (hectares)	355.3 hectares
Population	6,616
Male Population	3,507
Female Population	3,109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	887
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Wangat compares

By the 2011 count Wangat is the 4th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,879 residents. Its 355.3 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Wangat

Wangat is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Wangat as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Wangat from other places

Wangat lies about 19 km from Ganderbal, and the nearest railway station is Srinagar Railway Station, about 35 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 Wangat
Tehsil headquarters	Kangan	7.8 km
District headquarters	Ganderbal	19 km
Nearest railway station	Srinagar Railway Station	35 km

Villages closest to Wangat

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

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Wangat

As per the Census of India 2011, Wangat village had a population of 6,616. That makes it the 4th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,879 residents.

Wangat village has 3,507 males and 3,109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wangat has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Wangat is 191202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wangat covers 355.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Wangat falls under Kangan tehsil of Ganderbal district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Wangat is Srinagar Railway Station, about 35 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

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

Wangat is in Kangan tehsil of Ganderbal district. Kangan is about 7.8 km away. Ganderbal is about 19 km away. Srinagar Railway Station is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.