About Wakura Village

Wakura is a large village in Lar tehsil, in the district of Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,463, made up of 2,223 males and 2,240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 307.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 191131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wakura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wakura village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Ganderbal
Tehsil	Lar
Pincode	191131
Area (hectares)	307.2 hectares
Population	4,463
Male Population	2,223
Female Population	2,240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,008
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Wakura compares

By the 2011 count Wakura is the 4th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,921 residents. Its 307.2 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Wakura

Wakura is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Wakura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Wakura from other places

Wakura lies about 7.6 km from Ganderbal, and the nearest railway station is Pattan, about 13 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 Wakura
District headquarters	Ganderbal	7.6 km
Nearest railway station	Pattan	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Lar	19 km

Villages closest to Wakura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wakura village had a population of 4,463. That makes it the 4th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,921 residents.

Wakura village has 2,223 males and 2,240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wakura has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 879.

The pincode recorded for Wakura is 191131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wakura covers 307.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Wakura falls under Lar tehsil of Ganderbal district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Wakura is Pattan, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Wakura.

Wakura is about 7.6 km from Ganderbal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wakura is in Lar tehsil of Ganderbal district. Ganderbal is about 7.6 km away. Pattan is about 13 km away. Lar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.