About Wossan Village

Wossan is a large village in Kangan tehsil, in the district of Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,810, made up of 2,459 males and 2,351 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 362.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 191201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wossan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wossan village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Ganderbal
Tehsil	Kangan
Pincode	191201
Area (hectares)	362.2 hectares
Population	4,810
Male Population	2,459
Female Population	2,351
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Wossan compares

By the 2011 count Wossan is the 6th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,879 residents. Its 362.2 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Wossan

Wossan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Wossan 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Wossan from other places

Wossan lies about 9.3 km from Ganderbal, and the nearest railway station is Mazhom, about 28 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 Wossan
Tehsil headquarters	Kangan	5.9 km
District headquarters	Ganderbal	9.3 km
Nearest railway station	Mazhom	28 km

Villages closest to Wossan

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.

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Common questions about Wossan

As per the Census of India 2011, Wossan village had a population of 4,810. That makes it the 6th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,879 residents.

Wossan village has 2,459 males and 2,351 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wossan has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Wossan is 191201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wossan covers 362.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Wossan is Mazhom, about 28 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 village for Wossan.

Wossan is about 9.3 km from Ganderbal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wossan is in Kangan tehsil of Ganderbal district. Kangan is about 5.9 km away. Ganderbal is about 9.3 km away. Mazhom is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.