About Waskura Village

Waskura 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 1,236, made up of 631 males and 605 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118.2 hectares hectares.

Waskura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Waskura village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kupwara
Tehsil	Handwara
Area (hectares)	118.2 hectares
Population	1,236
Male Population	631
Female Population	605
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	959
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Waskura compares

By the 2011 count Waskura is the 86th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 118.2 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Waskura

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

Waskura lies about 14 km from Kupwara, and the nearest railway station is Baramula, about 23 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 Waskura
Tehsil headquarters	Handwara	under 2 km
District headquarters	Kupwara	14 km
Nearest town	Kopawor	14 km
Nearest railway station	Baramula	23 km

Villages closest to Waskura

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 Waskura

As per the Census of India 2011, Waskura village had a population of 1,236. That makes it the 86th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Waskura village has 631 males and 605 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Waskura has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Waskura covers 118.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Waskura is Baramula, about 23 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 Waskura.

Waskura is about 14 km from Kupwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Waskura is in Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district. Handwara is about under 2 km away. Kupwara is about 14 km away. Kopawor is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.