Wakura Population, Caste, Working Data Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir - Census 2011

Wakura is a village situated in Lar tehsil of Ganderbal district in Jammu and Kashmir. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 681 families residing in the village Wakura. The total population of Wakura is 4,463 out of which 2,223 are males and 2,240 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Wakura is 1,008.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Wakura village is 763 which is 17% of the total population. There are 374 male children and 389 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Wakura is 1,040 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,008) of Wakura village.

Population
4,463
Families
681
Literacy
53.86%
Sex Ratio
1,008

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Wakura is 53.9%. Thus Wakura village has higher literacy rate compared to 48.2% of Ganderbal district. The male literacy rate is 65.49% and the female literacy rate is 42.25% in Wakura village.

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

Wakura Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 763 374 389
Literacy 53.86% 65.49% 42.25%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 2,470 1,012 1,458

Caste Data as per Census 2011

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

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Wakura village out of total population, 1,648 were engaged in work activities. 41.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 58.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,648 workers engaged in Main Work, 137 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 21 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 685 622 63
Cultivators 137 125 12
Agriculture Labourer 21 19 2
Household Industries 121 110 11
Other Workers 406 368 38
Marginal Workers 963 462 501
Non Working 2,815 1,139 1,676

Nearby Villages to Wakura,

Below are the list of villages near Wakura village in Lar.

Village Population
Khan Pora 401
Rakh Rabitar 140
Nawab Bag 543
Wahid Pora 2,344
Batvena 3,711
Danger Pora 600
Goza Hama 784
Thuru 2,008
Sheikh Zoo 803
Gamwara 349

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