# Kargam Palachithf Village, Budgam, Badgam (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/badgam/budgam/kargam-palachithf/ Village · Budgam, Badgam # Kargam Palachithf Kargam Palachithf is a village in Budgam sub-district of Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **1,611 people in 260 households**, the 24th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%. - 1,611people (2011) - 260households - 53.6%literacy - 1,032females per 1,000 males ## Kargam Palachithf PIN code and other codes Kargam Palachithf falls in Budgam sub-district, Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatPalpora - Community development blockBudgam - Census village code000704 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kargam Palachithf from nearby towns? - Budgam (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Budgam (district HQ)11 km by road - Badgam (nearest town)11 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 Kargam Palachithf? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Kargam Palachithf; 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 · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ichgam - ○Degree college10+ km · Budgam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Budgam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Kargam Palachithf known for? The main crops are **paddy, maiza and oilseeds**. Products made here include sozni and carpet. About 66% of the 167 hectares of village land is sown, and 110 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 Kargam Palachithf Of every 100 households in Kargam Palachithf in 2011, 96 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kargam Palachithf · ■ Budgam rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **95% Toilet within the home ****54%** **82% No toilet (open defecation) ****30%** **13% Tap water ****95%** **64% Drinking water within premises ****54%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%** **83% Use banking services ****1%** **50% Television ****43%** **63% Mobile phone ****12%** **66% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****3%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **4% None of these assets ****33%** **9% 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 Kargam Palachithf? ■ Kargam Palachithf · ■ Budgam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.6%** **54.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032** **936 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****851** **883 Working population ****21.1%** **24.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.3% for men and 39.8% for women. 41% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 56 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (6%) · **■** Household industry 38 (11%) · **■** Other work 161 (47%) · **■** Marginal 66 (19%) 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 Budgam - Sheikh Pora1,687 people - Chanda Pora1,626 people - Zori Gund1,622 people - Labertal1,614 people - Palar1,584 people - Parisabad Pora1,426 people - Naru1,403 people - Chewa1,313 people [All 97 villages in Budgam](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/badgam/budgam/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kargam Palachithf from Budgam?11 km by road - What is the population of Kargam Palachithf?1,611 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kargam Palachithf in?Badgam district (Budgam sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Kargam Palachithf?53.6% (Census 2011)