# Khiram Village, Bijbehara, Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Bijbehara, Anantnag 

# Khiram

Khiram is a village in Bijbehara sub-district of Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **192401**. The 2011 Census counted **9,160 people in 1,453 households**, the 2nd largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.9%.

- 9,160people (2011)
- 1,453households
- 52.1%literacy
- 192401PIN code

## Khiram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Khiram is 192401.** Khiram falls in Bijbehara sub-district, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code192401
- Gram panchayatKhiram
- Community development blockDachanipora
- Census village code003586

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Khiram from nearby towns?

- Bijbehara (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Anantnag (district HQ)25 km by road
- Beijbehara (nearest town)18 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Khiram?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Khiram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 8 govt · 3 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Srigufwara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bijbehra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Anantnag
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Khiram known for?

The main crops are **walnut**. Products made here include crewel. About 55% of the 1,416 hectares of village land is sown, and 191 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Khiram

Of every 100 households in Khiram in 2011, 84 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Khiram · ■ Bijbehara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**55%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**38%

Tap water ****87%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**93%

Use banking services ****48%**

**71%

Television ****26%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**79%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**6%

None of these assets ****13%**

**8%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Khiram?

■ Khiram · ■ Bijbehara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.1%**

**59.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778**

**870

Working population ****40.0%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.1% for men and 39.6% for women. 42% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 656 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 288 (8%) · **■** Household industry 41 (1%) · **■** Other work 466 (13%) · **■** Marginal 2,214 (60%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Bijbehara

- Marhama15,964 people
- Jabli Pora7,584 people
- Sir Hama5,960 people
- Waghama5,429 people
- Kanalwan3,822 people

[All 52 villages in Bijbehara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/bijbehara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khiram?192401
- How far is Khiram from Anantnag?25 km by road
- What is the population of Khiram?9,160 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khiram in?Anantnag district (Bijbehara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Khiram?52.1% (Census 2011)
