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Wagat Population - Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir

Wagat is a medium size village located in Handwara Tehsil of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 107 families residing. The Wagat village has population of 728 of which 363 are males while 365 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Wagat village population of children with age 0-6 is 123 which makes up 16.90 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Wagat village is 1006 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Wagat as per census is 1278, higher than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Wagat village has higher literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Wagat village was 72.07 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Wagat Male literacy stands at 83.82 % while female literacy rate was 59.80 %.

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

Wagat Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 107 - -
Population 728 363 365
Child (0-6) 123 54 69
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 72.07 % 83.82 % 59.80 %
Total Workers 166 159 7
Main Worker 49 - -
Marginal Worker 117 116 1

Caste Factor

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

Work Profile

In Wagat village out of total population, 166 were engaged in work activities. 29.52 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 70.48 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 166 workers engaged in Main Work, 2 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 4 were Agricultural labourer.