Village · Kokernag, Anantnag
# Akin Gam

Akin Gam is a village in Kokernag sub-district of Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 192201. The 2011 Census counted 5,007 people in 755 households, the 10th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.9%.
- 5,007 people (2011)
- 755 households
- 67.4% literacy
- 192201 PIN code

## Akin Gam PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Akin Gam is 192201. Akin Gam falls in Kokernag sub-district, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- PIN code 192201
- Gram panchayat Akin Gam-A+B
- Community development block Achabal
- Census village code 003768

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Akin Gam from nearby towns?
- Kokernag (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road
- Anantnag (district HQ) 12 km by road
- Achabal (nearest town) 4 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Akin Gam?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 private
- ● Primary school In village · 4 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 3 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 2 private
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 3 doctors
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Post office In village
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Commercial bank In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kokernag
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Anantnag
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Akin Gam known for?

Products made here include carpet. About 68% of the 382 hectares of village land is sown, and 154 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Akin Gam

Of every 100 households in Akin Gam in 2011, 95 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Akin Gam · ■ Kokernag rural average
- Electricity for lighting 95% 62%
- Toilet within the home 75% 53%
- No toilet (open defecation) 23% 39%
- Tap water 100% 66%
- Drinking water within premises 78% 26%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 22% 7%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 78% 92%
- Use banking services 71% 40%
- Television 63% 24%
- Mobile phone 80% 50%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 4% 1%
- Car / jeep / van 7% 2%
- None of these assets 11% 30%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Akin Gam?

■ Akin Gam · ■ Kokernag rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 67.4% 51.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 941 914
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 848 837
- Working population 40.5% 34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.4% for men and 58.1% for women. 49% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 234 (12%) · ■ Farm labourers 87 (4%) · ■ Household industry 31 (2%) · ■ Other work 592 (29%) · ■ Marginal 1,082 (53%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kokernag
- Naroo Pora 5,499 people
- Soaf Shalli 5,394 people
- Nala Sund Brari 5,378 people
- Dandi Pora 5,221 people
- Takia Magam 4,831 people
- Desu Now Bugh 4,373 people
- Lar Noo 4,066 people
- Paniz Gam 3,606 people

All 51 villages in Kokernag

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Akin Gam? 192201
- How far is Akin Gam from Anantnag? 12 km by road
- What is the population of Akin Gam? 5,007 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akin Gam in? Anantnag district (Kokernag sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Akin Gam? 67.4% (Census 2011)

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