# Khargam Village, Pattan, Baramula (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Pattan, Baramula 

# Khargam

Khargam is a village in Pattan sub-district of Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193121**. The 2011 Census counted **781 people in 91 households**, the 70th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.3%.

- 781people (2011)
- 91households
- 61.3%literacy
- 193121PIN code

## Khargam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Khargam is 193121.** Khargam falls in Pattan sub-district, Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code193121
- Gram panchayatDaragam
- Community development blockPattan
- Census village code002344

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

## How far is Khargam from nearby towns?

- Pattan (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Baramulla (district HQ)28 km by road
- Pattan (nearest town)5 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 Khargam?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Khargam; 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
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pattan
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Pattan
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pattan
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 5 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 Khargam known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 152 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 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 Khargam

Of every 100 households in Khargam in 2011, 100 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Khargam · ■ Pattan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**13%

Tap water ****1%**

**62%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**90%

Use banking services ****96%**

**59%

Television ****31%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****4%**

**13%

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 Khargam?

■ Khargam · ■ Pattan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.3%**

**59.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**894

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****651**

**787

Working population ****8.7%**

**26.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.1% for men and 50.0% for women. 15% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 2 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 51 (75%) · **■** Marginal 15 (22%)

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 Pattan

- Sonim938 people
- Pochanag883 people
- Tantry Pora826 people
- Rasri Pora800 people
- Paki Pora770 people
- Kati Bug740 people
- Biyawa729 people
- Hara Treth728 people

[All 95 villages in Pattan](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/pattan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khargam?193121
- How far is Khargam from Baramulla?28 km by road
- What is the population of Khargam?781 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khargam in?Baramula district (Pattan sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Khargam?61.3% (Census 2011)
