# Ohangam Village, Beerwah, Badgam (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Beerwah, Badgam 

# Ohangam

Ohangam is a village in Beerwah sub-district of Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193401**. The 2011 Census counted **3,322 people in 368 households**, the 10th largest of 102 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.4%.

- 3,322people (2011)
- 368households
- 60.5%literacy
- 193401PIN code

## Ohangam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ohangam is 193401.** Ohangam falls in Beerwah sub-district, Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code193401
- Gram panchayatRathsun
- Community development blockBeerwah
- Census village code000489

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

## How far is Ohangam from nearby towns?

- Beerwah (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Budgam (district HQ)26 km by road
- Beerwah (nearest town)6 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 Ohangam?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Ohangam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Beerwah
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Beerwah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Srinagar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Ohangam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, mustard and vegetables**. Products made here include shawls. About 67% of the 225 hectares of village land is sown, and 146 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 Ohangam

Of every 100 households in Ohangam in 2011, 95 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ohangam · ■ Beerwah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**9%

Tap water ****78%**

**69%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**85%

Use banking services ****41%**

**60%

Television ****36%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****14%**

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Ohangam?

■ Ohangam · ■ Beerwah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.5%**

**56.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**868

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****873**

**741

Working population ****15.4%**

**27.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.8% for men and 51.6% for women. 27% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 65 (13%) · **■** Household industry 84 (16%) · **■** Other work 75 (15%) · **■** Marginal 287 (56%)

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 Beerwah

- Kawsa Jagir4,348 people
- Chewdara4,161 people
- Mazehama3,949 people
- Nar Bal3,360 people
- Sone Pah3,072 people
- Rassoo2,959 people
- Bandagam2,862 people
- Kandoora2,774 people

[All 104 villages in Beerwah](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/badgam/beerwah/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ohangam?193401
- How far is Ohangam from Budgam?26 km by road
- What is the population of Ohangam?3,322 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ohangam in?Badgam district (Beerwah sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Ohangam?60.5% (Census 2011)
