Watter Khani

Watter Khani is a village in Kupwara district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The village is located at a distance of 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from district headquarters Kupwara town.[5]

Watter Khani
Water Khani
Village
Nickname: 
WatterKhaai
Watter Khani is located in Jammu and Kashmir
Watter Khani
Watter Khani
Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Coordinates: 34.4775499°N 74.2968715°E / 34.4775499; 74.2968715
CountryIndia
Union TerritoryJammu and Kashmir
DistrictKupwara
Population
 (2011)
  Total969[1]
Languages
  OfficialKashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[2][3]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
193222[4]
Vehicle registrationJK-09

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Watter Khani has 152 households.[6] The literacy rate of Watter Khani was 64.49% compared to 67.16% of Jammu and Kashmir. In Watter Khani, Male literacy stands at 35.29% while the female literacy rate was 29.20%.[7]

Demographics (2011 Census)
Total Male Female
Population 969 481 488
Children aged below 6 years 134 68 66
Scheduled caste 0 0 0
Scheduled tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 64.49% 35.29% 29.20%
Workers (all) 199 183 16
Main workers (all) 120 9 11
Marginal workers (total) 79 74 5

Transport

Road

Watter Khani is connected by road with other places in Jammu and Kashmir and India through NH 701.

Rail

The nearest railway stations to Watter Khani are Sopore railway station and Baramulla railway station both located at a distance of 40.5 kilometres from Watter Khani.

Air

The nearest airport is Srinagar International Airport located at a distance of 90 kilometres.

See also

References

  1. "Population". Census India. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  2. "The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  3. "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  4. "Watter Khani (Google Maps)". Google Maps. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  5. "Watter Khani Location - Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  6. "Watter Khani Population - Census India". Census India. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  7. "Watter Khani Literary - Census India". Census India.
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