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About Wati Gam Village

Wati Gam is a mid sized village in Damhal Hanjipora tehsil, in the district of Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 808, made up of 389 males and 419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 192233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wati Gam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wati Gam village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kulgam
Tehsil Damhal Hanjipora
Pincode 192233
Area (hectares) 103.2 hectares
Population 808
Male Population 389
Female Population 419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,077
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wati Gam compares

By the 2011 count Wati Gam is the 39th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,136 residents. Its 103.2 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Wati Gam

Wati Gam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Wati Gam 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 Wati Gam from other places

Wati Gam lies about 12 km from Kulgam, and the nearest railway station is Sadura, about 24 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 Wati Gam
Tehsil headquarters Damhal Hanjipora 12 km
District headquarters Kulgam 12 km
Nearest railway station Sadura 24 km

Villages closest to Wati Gam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Damhal Hanjipora 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 Wati Gam

As per the Census of India 2011, Wati Gam village had a population of 808. That makes it the 39th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,136 residents.

Wati Gam village has 389 males and 419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wati Gam has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Wati Gam is 192233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wati Gam covers 103.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Wati Gam falls under Damhal Hanjipora tehsil of Kulgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Wati Gam is Sadura, about 24 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 Wati Gam.

Wati Gam is about 12 km from Kulgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wati Gam is in Damhal Hanjipora tehsil of Kulgam district. Damhal Hanjipora is about 12 km away. Kulgam is about 12 km away. Sadura is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manzgam (3.0 km), Khokhar Hama (3.0 km) and Chaki Samad Rather (4.0 km).

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

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