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About Was Kora Village

Was Kora is a mid sized village in Lar tehsil, in the district of Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,592, made up of 918 males and 674 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 734 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Was Kora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Was Kora village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Ganderbal
Tehsil Lar
Pincode 193505
Area (hectares) 187.4 hectares
Population 1,592
Male Population 918
Female Population 674
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 734
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Was Kora compares

By the 2011 count Was Kora is the 19th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,921 residents. Its 187.4 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Was Kora

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

How far is Was Kora from other places

Was Kora lies about 10 km from Ganderbal, and the nearest railway station is Pattan, about 11 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 Was Kora
District headquarters Ganderbal 10 km
Nearest railway station Pattan 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Lar 21 km

Villages closest to Was Kora

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.

Common questions about Was Kora

As per the Census of India 2011, Was Kora village had a population of 1,592. That makes it the 19th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,921 residents.

Was Kora village has 918 males and 674 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Was Kora has about 734 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 879.

The pincode recorded for Was Kora is 193505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Was Kora covers 187.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Was Kora is Pattan, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Was Kora is about 10 km from Ganderbal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Was Kora is in Lar tehsil of Ganderbal district. Ganderbal is about 10 km away. Pattan is about 11 km away. Lar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ahan (under 2 km), Nawab Bag (2.1 km) and Zazna (2.2 km).

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

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