# Warahgam Village, Khansahib, Badgam (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Khansahib, Badgam 

# Warahgam

Warahgam is a village in Khansahib sub-district of Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **2,034 people in 275 households**, the 19th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.3%.

- 2,034people (2011)
- 275households
- 41.6%literacy
- 971females per 1,000 males

## Warahgam PIN code and other codes

Warahgam falls in Khansahib sub-district, Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Gram panchayatCheckishara
- Community development blockKhansahib
- Census village code000539

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

## How far is Warahgam from nearby towns?

- Khansahib (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Budgam (district HQ)29 km by road
- Khansahib (nearest town)25 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 Warahgam?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Warahgam; 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 · 2 govt
- ●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 school10+ km · Khansahib
- ○Degree college10+ km · Budgam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Budgam
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- 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 Warahgam known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 214 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 Warahgam

Of every 100 households in Warahgam in 2011, 24 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Warahgam · ■ Khansahib rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**14%

Tap water ****39%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**95%

Use banking services ****15%**

**40%

Television ****28%**

**39%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****30%**

**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 Warahgam?

■ Warahgam · ■ Khansahib rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.6%**

**50.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1119**

**884

Working population ****30.3%**

**22.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.1% for men and 29.0% for women. 39% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 213 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (2%) · **■** Household industry 210 (34%) · **■** Other work 117 (19%) · **■** Marginal 65 (11%)

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

- Raiyarich2,200 people
- Gund Ali Naik2,199 people
- Wager2,199 people
- Utra Dalabal2,127 people
- Hardu Panjoo1,943 people
- Raiyar Beruwa1,937 people
- Gund Dervesh Harawanian1,776 people
- Fala Chala1,736 people

[All 99 villages in Khansahib](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/badgam/khansahib/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Warahgam from Budgam?29 km by road
- What is the population of Warahgam?2,034 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Warahgam in?Badgam district (Khansahib sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Warahgam?41.6% (Census 2011)
