Watter Khani
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Watter Khani
Water Khani | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Nickname: WatterKhaai | |
  Watter Khani Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India | |
| Coordinates: 34°28′39″N 74°17′49″E / 34.4775499°N 74.2968715°E | |
| Country | India |
| Union Territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Kupwara |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 969[1] |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[2][3] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 193222[4] |
| Vehicle registration | JK-09 |
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]
Demographics
[edit]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]
| 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
[edit]Road
[edit]Watter Khani is connected by road with other places in Jammu and Kashmir and India through NH 701.
Rail
[edit]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
[edit]The nearest airport is Srinagar International Airport located at a distance of 90 kilometres.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Population". Census India. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Watter Khani (Google Maps)". Google Maps. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "Watter Khani Location - Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ "Watter Khani Population - Census India". Census India. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ "Watter Khani Literary - Census India". Census India.
