Waghama Population, Caste, Working Data Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir - Census 2011

Waghama is a village situated in Bijbehara tehsil of Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 726 families residing in the village Waghama. The total population of Waghama is 5,429 out of which 2,696 are males and 2,733 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Waghama is 1,014.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Waghama village is 929 which is 17% of the total population. There are 525 male children and 404 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Waghama is 770 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,014) of Waghama village.

Population
5,429
Families
726
Literacy
60.44%
Sex Ratio
1,014

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Waghama is 60.4%. Thus Waghama village has higher literacy rate compared to 50.6% of Anantnag district. The male literacy rate is 71.58% and the female literacy rate is 50.06% in Waghama village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Waghama village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Waghama Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Waghama village.

Total Male Female
Children 929 525 404
Literacy 60.44% 71.58% 50.06%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 2,709 1,142 1,567

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Waghama village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Waghama village out of total population, 1,826 were engaged in work activities. 47.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 52.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,826 workers engaged in Main Work, 420 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 65 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 868 812 56
Cultivators 420 391 29
Agriculture Labourer 65 62 3
Household Industries 36 28 8
Other Workers 347 331 16
Marginal Workers 958 387 571
Non Working 3,603 1,497 2,106

Nearby Villages to Waghama,

Below are the list of villages near Waghama village in Bijbehara.

Village Population
Shala Gam 2,247
Gund Nowroze 677
Shiti Pora 487
Katu 1,372
Kandi Pora 1,197
Khush Roi Kalan 2,547
Inder Mooni 346
Beya Warah 2,553
Opzan 2,727
Dari Gund 1,318

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