About Wagat Village

Wagat is a mid sized village in Handwara tehsil, in the district of Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 728, made up of 363 males and 365 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wagat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wagat village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kupwara
Tehsil	Handwara
Pincode	193221
Area (hectares)	78.5 hectares
Population	728
Male Population	363
Female Population	365
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,006
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Wagat compares

By the 2011 count Wagat is the 130th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 78.5 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Wagat

Wagat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Wagat as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Wagat from other places

Wagat lies about 10 km from Kupwara, and the nearest railway station is Baramula, about 32 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 Wagat
District headquarters	Kupwara	10 km
Nearest town	Kopawor	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Handwara	10 km
Nearest railway station	Baramula	32 km

Villages closest to Wagat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wagat village had a population of 728. That makes it the 130th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Wagat village has 363 males and 365 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wagat has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Wagat is 193221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wagat covers 78.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Wagat falls under Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Wagat is Baramula, about 32 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 10+ km distance for Wagat.

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

Wagat is in Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district. Kupwara is about 10 km away. Kopawor is about 10 km away. Handwara is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.