About Wahama Village

Wahama is a large village in Handwara tehsil, in the district of Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,368, made up of 1,197 males and 1,171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.7 hectares hectares.

Wahama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wahama village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kupwara
Tehsil	Handwara
Area (hectares)	166.7 hectares
Population	2,368
Male Population	1,197
Female Population	1,171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Wahama compares

By the 2011 count Wahama is the 18th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 166.7 hectares work out to about 14 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 929.

Getting to Wahama

Wahama is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Wahama as Available within 10+ km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Wadar Pain, Wader Bala, Wadi Pora and Wagat. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Wahama

As per the Census of India 2011, Wahama village had a population of 2,368. That makes it the 18th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Wahama village has 1,197 males and 1,171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wahama has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Wahama covers 166.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Wahama notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Wahama.

Wahama is in Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.