# Ahagam Village, Handwara, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Handwara, Kupwara 

# Ahagam

Ahagam is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **1,853 people in 255 households**, the 42nd largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 1,853people (2011)
- 255households
- 63.5%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Ahagam PIN code and other codes

Ahagam falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Gram panchayatRajora
- Community development blockRajwar
- Census village code000242

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

## How far is Ahagam from nearby towns?

- Handwara (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Kupwara (district HQ)30 km by road
- Handwara (nearest town)10 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 Ahagam?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Ahagam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Handwara
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Handwara
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Handwara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 3 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 Ahagam known for?

The main crops are **rice, maiza and vegetables**. Products made here include wooden planks. About 86% of the 242 hectares of village land is sown, and 37 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 Ahagam

Of every 100 households in Ahagam in 2011, 76 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Ahagam · ■ Handwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**36%

Tap water ****35%**

**50%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**24%

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

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****72%**

**59%

Television ****18%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**3%

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

**19%

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 Ahagam?

■ Ahagam · ■ Handwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****853**

**899

Working population ****25.2%**

**26.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.9% for men and 50.8% for women. 38% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 14 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 163 (35%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 128 (27%) · **■** Marginal 158 (34%)

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 Handwara

- Darel1,903 people
- Super Negam1,900 people
- Raj Pora1,894 people
- Manz Gam1,871 people
- Neli Pora1,822 people
- Baki Aker1,799 people
- Pandit Pora1,785 people
- Renga Path1,773 people

[All 199 villages in Handwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ahagam from Kupwara?30 km by road
- What is the population of Ahagam?1,853 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ahagam in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Ahagam?63.5% (Census 2011)