Village · Sopore, Baramula
# Chak Haigam

Chak Haigam is a village in Sopore sub-district of Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 193201. The 2011 Census counted 230 people in 32 households, the 56th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.2%.
- 230 people (2011)
- 32 households
- 55.6% literacy
- 193201 PIN code

## Chak Haigam PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Chak Haigam is 193201. Chak Haigam falls in Sopore sub-district, Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- PIN code 193201
- Gram panchayat Wagub
- Community development block Sopore
- Census village code 002228

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Chak Haigam from nearby towns?
- Sopore (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Baramulla (district HQ) 20 km by road
- Sopore (nearest town) 10 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Chak Haigam?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Chak Haigam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Sopore
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Sopore
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Sopore
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chak Haigam known for?

The main crops are rice, maiza and pulses. About 90% of the 31 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Chak Haigam

Of every 100 households in Chak Haigam in 2011, 89 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Chak Haigam · ■ Sopore rural average
- Electricity for lighting 89% 95%
- Toilet within the home 79% 87%
- No toilet (open defecation) 21% 10%
- Tap water 79% 70%
- Drinking water within premises 36% 55%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 11%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 88%
- Use banking services 68% 68%
- Television 68% 54%
- Mobile phone 82% 78%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 4% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 4% 7%
- None of these assets 0% 9%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Chak Haigam?

■ Chak Haigam · ■ Sopore rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 55.6% 66.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1000 959
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1267 914
- Working population 29.1% 26.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.0% for men and 52.1% for women. 55% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 15 (22%) · ■ Farm labourers 19 (28%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 24 (36%) · ■ Marginal 8 (12%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Sopore
- Mala Pora Panditan 693 people
- Takia Khan Mohammad 580 people
- Magri Pora 531 people
- Chera Har 505 people
- Gund Bakir 198 people

All 58 villages in Sopore

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Chak Haigam? 193201
- How far is Chak Haigam from Baramulla? 20 km by road
- What is the population of Chak Haigam? 230 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chak Haigam in? Baramula district (Sopore sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Chak Haigam? 55.6% (Census 2011)

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