Wagat, Magam

Wagat is a village located in the Handwara Tehsil of Kupwara district of Jammu & Kashmir. The village falls in Magam block and comes under Pazalpora Halqa Panchayat. It belongs to Baramulla parliament constituency and Handwara assembly constituency.

As on December 2024, the current population of Wagat is 818 out of which 408 are males and rest 410 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1005 females per 1000 males. There are around 123 teenagers in Wagat. It has literacy rate of 60% which means around 490 persons can read and write. Total 0 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 120 households in Wagat, which means every family has 7 members on average. The village has working population of 186. The pincode of Wagat is 193221 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Handwara Sub Post office
• Zachaldara Branch Post office
• Turkapora Branch Post office
• Wadipora Branch Post office
• Wagat Branch Post office

Schools

Wagat has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Bhss Handwara
• Ghss Handwara
• Hill Grange School
• Monarch School Handwara
• New Millenium Public School

Banks

Wagat has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• HDFC Bank Handwara
• Jammu & Kashmir Bank Arampora
• Jammu & Kashmir Bank Kulangam