# Aragam Village, Bandipora, Bandipore (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Bandipora, Bandipore 

# Aragam

Aragam is a village in Bandipora sub-district of Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193502**. The 2011 Census counted **3,020 people in 505 households**, the 17th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.

- 3,020people (2011)
- 505households
- 64.4%literacy
- 193502PIN code

## Aragam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Aragam is 193502.** Aragam falls in Bandipora sub-district, Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code193502
- Gram panchayatAragam
- Community development blockBandipora
- Census village code002767

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

## How far is Aragam from nearby towns?

- Bandipora (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Bandipora (district HQ)8 km by road
- Bandipora (nearest town)8 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 Aragam?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Aragam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●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
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bandipora
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bandipora
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bandipora
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Aragam known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 226 hectares of village land is sown, and 117 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 Aragam

Of every 100 households in Aragam in 2011, 71 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Aragam · ■ Bandipora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**32%

Tap water ****51%**

**45%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**79%

Use banking services ****24%**

**43%

Television ****28%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****5%**

**21%

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 Aragam?

■ Aragam · ■ Bandipora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.4%**

**59.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****925**

**921

Working population ****38.6%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.7% for men and 53.5% for women. 47% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 160 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (4%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 343 (29%) · **■** Marginal 608 (52%)

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 Bandipora

- Ashtongu4,074 people
- Murad Pora4,021 people
- Zurbaf Pora3,786 people
- Garoora3,528 people
- Chonti Mula2,823 people
- Kudara2,455 people
- Konan Baba Gund2,380 people
- Gundpora Rampora2,311 people

[All 42 villages in Bandipora](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/bandipore/bandipora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Aragam?193502
- How far is Aragam from Bandipora?8 km by road
- What is the population of Aragam?3,020 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Aragam in?Bandipore district (Bandipora sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Aragam?64.4% (Census 2011)