Kigam
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Kigam Kegam | |
|---|---|
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 |
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]
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.
