# Karhama Village, Budgam, Badgam (Jammu and Kashmir) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/badgam/budgam/karhama/ Village · Budgam, Badgam # Karhama Karhama is a village in Budgam sub-district of Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **543 people in 63 households**, the 64th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%. - 543people (2011) - 63households - 58.9%literacy - 816females per 1,000 males ## Karhama PIN code and other codes Karhama falls in Budgam sub-district, Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatChoon - Community development blockBudgam - Census village code000706 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karhama from nearby towns? - Budgam (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Budgam (district HQ)6 km by road - Badgam (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 Karhama? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Karhama; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn 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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Budgam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Budgam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Budgam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water 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 Karhama known for? The main crops are **paddy, maiza and oilseeds**. Products made here include sozni and carpet. About 73% of the 62 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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 Karhama Of every 100 households in Karhama in 2011, 100 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Karhama · ■ Budgam rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **95% Toilet within the home ****25%** **82% No toilet (open defecation) ****3%** **13% Tap water ****0%** **64% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **83% Use banking services ****29%** **50% Television ****59%** **63% Mobile phone ****83%** **66% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****0%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****8%** **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 Karhama? ■ Karhama · ■ Budgam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.9%** **54.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****816** **936 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****877** **883 Working population ****21.0%** **24.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.9% for men and 43.9% for women. 38% of men and 0% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 22 (19%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 46 (40%) · **■** Marginal 44 (39%) 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 - Hooru601 people - Heudar597 people - Jahama578 people - Soofi Pora553 people - Zazah Bug522 people - Thakar Pora Jagir516 people - Dof Pora476 people - Shoga Pora466 people [All 97 villages in Budgam](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/badgam/budgam/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Karhama from Budgam?6 km by road - What is the population of Karhama?543 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karhama in?Badgam district (Budgam sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Karhama?58.9% (Census 2011)