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Waskura Population - Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir

Waskura is a medium size village located in Handwara Tehsil of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 202 families residing. The Waskura village has population of 1236 of which 631 are males while 605 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Waskura village population of children with age 0-6 is 267 which makes up 21.60 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Waskura village is 959 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Waskura as per census is 935, higher than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Waskura village has lower literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Waskura village was 61.82 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Waskura Male literacy stands at 72.21 % while female literacy rate was 51.05 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Waskura 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 Waskura village.

Waskura Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 202 - -
Population 1,236 631 605
Child (0-6) 267 138 129
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 61.82 % 72.21 % 51.05 %
Total Workers 290 282 8
Main Worker 159 - -
Marginal Worker 131 127 4

Caste Factor

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

Work Profile

In Waskura village out of total population, 290 were engaged in work activities. 54.83 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 45.17 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 290 workers engaged in Main Work, 15 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 59 were Agricultural labourer.