Kigam

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Kigam
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Town
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Kigam
Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Coordinates: 34°25′23″N74°16′27″E / 34.422932°N 74.274086°E / 34.422932; 74.274086
CountryIndia
Union Territory Jammu and Kashmir
District Kupwara
Population
 (2011)
 • Total6,179 [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]

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Demographics

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)
TotalMaleFemale
Population [6] 61793654520
Children aged below 6 years [6] 916479437
Scheduled caste 1281280
Scheduled tribe 279166113
Literacy [7] 64.49%35.29%29.20%
Workers (all)3,6413,388253
Main workers (all)3,0853,06421
Marginal workers (total)556324232

Transport

Road

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

Rail

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

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

See also

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References

  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. 1 2 3 "Kigam Population - Census India". Census India.
  7. ↑ "Kigam Literacy - Census India". Census India.
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