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

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Village · Beerwah, Badgam 

# Otilgam

Otilgam is a village in Beerwah sub-district of Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193411**. The 2011 Census counted **1,919 people in 264 households**, the 23rd largest of 102 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.4%.

- 1,919people (2011)
- 264households
- 47.8%literacy
- 193411PIN code

## Otilgam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Otilgam is 193411.** Otilgam falls in Beerwah sub-district, Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code193411
- Gram panchayatOtilgam
- Community development blockBeerwah
- Census village code000482

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

## How far is Otilgam from nearby towns?

- Beerwah (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Budgam (district HQ)13 km by road
- Beerwah (nearest town)5 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 Otilgam?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Otilgam; 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
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Beerwah
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Beerwah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Budgam
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- 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 Otilgam known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include sozni, embriodery and carpet. About 74% of the 263 hectares of village land is sown, and 157 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 Otilgam

Of every 100 households in Otilgam in 2011, 95 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Otilgam · ■ Beerwah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**9%

Tap water ****96%**

**69%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**85%

Use banking services ****25%**

**60%

Television ****38%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****38%**

**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 Otilgam?

■ Otilgam · ■ Beerwah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.8%**

**56.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**868

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****632**

**741

Working population ****23.4%**

**27.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.6% for men and 39.5% for women. 37% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 137 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 41 (9%) · **■** Other work 78 (17%) · **■** Marginal 192 (43%)

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

- Bun Meke Hama2,511 people
- Bata Pora Kanihama2,075 people
- Gundi Pora2,060 people
- Miri Pora1,998 people
- Gagar Pora1,879 people
- Hardu Mala Pora1,852 people
- Watal Pora Banda Pora1,847 people
- Gamboora1,825 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Otilgam?193411
- How far is Otilgam from Budgam?13 km by road
- What is the population of Otilgam?1,919 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Otilgam in?Badgam district (Beerwah sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Otilgam?47.8% (Census 2011)
