Kigam is a village in Kupwara district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The village is located at a distance of 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from district headquarters Kupwara town.[5]
Kigam
Kegam | |
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Town | |
  Kigam Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India | |
| Coordinates: 34°25′23″N 74°16′27″E / 34.422932°N 74.274086°E | |
| Country | India |
| Union Territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Kupwara |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 6,179[1] |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[2][3] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 193221[4] |
| Vehicle registration | JK-09 |
Demographics edit
According to the 2011 census of India, Watter Khani has 455 households. The literacy rate of Kigam was 67.55% compared to 67.16% of Jammu and Kashmir. In Kigam, Male literacy stands at 87.54% while the female literacy rate was 12.46%.[6]
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population[6] | 6179 | 3654 | 520 |
| Children aged below 6 years[6] | 916 | 479 | 437 |
| Scheduled caste | 128 | 128 | 0 |
| Scheduled tribe | 279 | 166 | 113 |
| Literacy[7] | 64.49% | 35.29% | 29.20% |
| Workers (all) | 3,641 | 3,388 | 253 |
| Main workers (all) | 3,085 | 3,064 | 21 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 556 | 324 | 232 |
Transport edit
Road edit
Kigam is connected by road with other places in Jammu and Kashmir and India through NH 701.
Rail edit
The nearest railway stations to Kigam are Sopore railway station and Baramulla railway station both located at a distance of 30.03 kilometres from Kigam.
Air edit
The nearest airport is Srinagar International Airport located at a distance of 81.8 kilometres.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Kigam Population - Census India". Census India. Retrieved 5 February 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. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Kigam Location - Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ "Kigam Location - Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ a b c "Kigam Population - Census India". Census India.
- ^ "Kigam Literacy - Census India". Census India.