Kigam | |
Population Total: | 6,179[1] |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[2] [3] |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 193221[4] |
Registration Plate: | JK-09 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Jammu and Kashmir |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India |
Other Name: | Kegam |
Coordinates: | 34.4229°N 74.2741°W |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | Union Territory |
Subdivision Name1: | Jammu and Kashmir |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kupwara |
Kigam is a village in Kupwara district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The village is located at a distance of from district headquarters Kupwara town.[5]
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]
Population | 6179 | 3654 | 520 | |
Children aged below 6 years | 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 |
Kigam is connected by road with other places in Jammu and Kashmir and India through NH 701.
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.
The nearest airport is Srinagar International Airport located at a distance of 81.8 kilometres.