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Kigam
Kegam
Town
Kigam is located in Jammu and Kashmir
Kigam
Kigam
Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Coordinates: 34°25′23″N 74°16′27″E / 34.422932°N 74.274086°E / 34.422932; 74.274086
CountryIndia
Union TerritoryJammu and Kashmir
DistrictKupwara
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
6,179[1]
Languages
 • OfficialKashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[2][3]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
193221[4]
Vehicle registrationJK-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

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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]

Demographics (2011 Census)
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

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Road

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

Rail

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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

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The nearest airport is Srinagar International Airport located at a distance of 81.8 kilometres.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Kigam Population - Census India". Census India. Retrieved 5 February 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. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Kigam Location - Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Kigam Location - Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  6. ^ a b c "Kigam Population - Census India". Census India.
  7. ^ "Kigam Literacy - Census India". Census India.