# Arigam Village, Khansahib, Badgam (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/badgam/khansahib/arigam/ Village · Khansahib, Badgam # Arigam Arigam is a village in Khansahib sub-district of Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **191111**. The 2011 Census counted **4,158 people in 524 households**, the 4th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.3%. - 4,158people (2011) - 524households - 54.8%literacy - 191111PIN code ## Arigam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Arigam is 191111.** Arigam falls in Khansahib sub-district, Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code191111 - Gram panchayatGurweth Kalan - Community development blockKhansahib - Census village code000600 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Arigam from nearby towns? - Khansahib (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Budgam (district HQ)17 km by road - Khansahib (nearest town)3 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 Arigam? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Arigam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Budgam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Budgam - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 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 Arigam known for? The main crops are **paddy and maiza**. About 62% of the 352 hectares of village land is sown, and 141 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 Arigam Of every 100 households in Arigam in 2011, 98 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Arigam · ■ Khansahib rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **84% Toilet within the home ****99%** **78% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **14% Tap water ****85%** **77% Drinking water within premises ****79%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **95% Use banking services ****65%** **40% Television ****63%** **39% Mobile phone ****80%** **54% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **2% None of these assets ****8%** **20% 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 Arigam? ■ Arigam · ■ Khansahib rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.8%** **50.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****883** **922 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****791** **884 Working population ****17.2%** **22.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.0% for men and 47.1% for women. 30% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 27 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (1%) · **■** Household industry 22 (3%) · **■** Other work 162 (23%) · **■** Marginal 494 (69%) 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 Khansahib - Kachwari8,637 people - Jagu Kharen5,081 people - Gurweth Kalan4,191 people - Dregam Khasi Pora3,777 people - Lainilab3,427 people - Watra Hail3,210 people - Yari Khah3,113 people [All 99 villages in Khansahib](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/badgam/khansahib/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Arigam?191111 - How far is Arigam from Budgam?17 km by road - What is the population of Arigam?4,158 (Census 2011) - Which district is Arigam in?Badgam district (Khansahib sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Arigam?54.8% (Census 2011)