# Karshn Gam Village, Pahalgam, Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/pahalgam/karshn-gam/ Village · Pahalgam, Anantnag # Karshn Gam Karshn Gam is a village in Pahalgam sub-district of Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **192129**. The 2011 Census counted **1,321 people in 234 households**, the 25th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.3%. - 1,321people (2011) - 234households - 54.1%literacy - 192129PIN code ## Karshn Gam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karshn Gam is 192129.** Karshn Gam falls in Pahalgam sub-district, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code192129 - Gram panchayatKarshn Gam - Community development blockKavnipora - Census village code003558 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karshn Gam from nearby towns? - Pahalgam (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Anantnag (district HQ)22 km by road - Ashmuqam (nearest town)4 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 Karshn Gam? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Karshn Gam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ashmukam - ○Degree college10+ km · Anantnag - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Annantnag - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 4 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 Karshn Gam known for? The main crops are **walnut**. Products made here include gabba. About 48% of the 182 hectares of village land is sown, and 84 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 Karshn Gam Of every 100 households in Karshn Gam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Karshn Gam · ■ Pahalgam rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **57% Toilet within the home ****42%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****56%** **62% Tap water ****30%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **33% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **93% Use banking services ****84%** **62% Television ****49%** **29% Mobile phone ****71%** **51% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****1%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****12%** **32% Own their home ****100%** **98% 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 Karshn Gam? ■ Karshn Gam · ■ Pahalgam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.1%** **49.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998** **953 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****854** **916 Working population ****54.0%** **39.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.0% for men and 41.4% for women. 54% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 14 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 55 (8%) · **■** Marginal 634 (89%) 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 Pahalgam - Sakhras1,612 people - Hardu Kichroo1,496 people - Hassan Noor1,462 people - Peth Nambal1,393 people - Lari1,309 people - Dehwathu1,241 people - Ichi Nar1,226 people - Wahdan1,223 people [All 66 villages in Pahalgam](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/pahalgam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karshn Gam?192129 - How far is Karshn Gam from Anantnag?22 km by road - What is the population of Karshn Gam?1,321 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karshn Gam in?Anantnag district (Pahalgam sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Karshn Gam?54.1% (Census 2011)