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Wager Population - Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir

Wager is a large village located in Khansahib Tehsil of Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 320 families residing. The Wager village has population of 2199 of which 1124 are males while 1075 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Wager village population of children with age 0-6 is 757 which makes up 34.42 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Wager village is 956 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Wager as per census is 811, lower than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Wager village has lower literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Wager village was 55.34 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Wager Male literacy stands at 67.14 % while female literacy rate was 44.02 %.

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

Wager Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 320 - -
Population 2,199 1,124 1,075
Child (0-6) 757 418 339
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 55.34 % 67.14 % 44.02 %
Total Workers 412 361 51
Main Worker 242 - -
Marginal Worker 170 143 27

Caste Factor

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

Work Profile

In Wager village out of total population, 412 were engaged in work activities. 58.74 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 41.26 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 412 workers engaged in Main Work, 69 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 32 were Agricultural labourer.