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Wakura Population - Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir

Wakura is a large village located in Lar Tehsil of Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 681 families residing. The Wakura village has population of 4463 of which 2223 are males while 2240 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Wakura village population of children with age 0-6 is 763 which makes up 17.10 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Wakura village is 1008 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Wakura as per census is 1040, higher than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Wakura village has lower literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Wakura village was 53.86 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Wakura Male literacy stands at 65.49 % while female literacy rate was 42.25 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Wakura village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Wakura village.

Wakura Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 681 - -
Population 4,463 2,223 2,240
Child (0-6) 763 374 389
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 53.86 % 65.49 % 42.25 %
Total Workers 1,648 1,084 564
Main Worker 685 - -
Marginal Worker 963 462 501

Caste Factor

There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) and Schedule Tribe(ST) in Wakura village of Ganderbal district.

Work Profile

In Wakura village out of total population, 1648 were engaged in work activities. 41.57 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 58.43 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1648 workers engaged in Main Work, 137 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 21 were Agricultural labourer.