# Kargam Village, Handwara, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/kargam/ Village · Handwara, Kupwara # Kargam Kargam is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193302**. The 2011 Census counted **1,327 people in 210 households**, the 74th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 1,327people (2011) - 210households - 71.3%literacy - 193302PIN code ## Kargam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kargam is 193302.** Kargam falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code193302 - Gram panchayatMarat Gam - Community development blockLanget - Census village code000208 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kargam from nearby towns? - Handwara (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Kupwara (district HQ)19 km by road - Handwara (nearest town)3 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 Kargam? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Kargam; 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 - ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Handwara - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Handwara - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Handwara - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)5 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 Kargam known for? The main crops are **rice, maiza and vegetables**. About 83% of the 164 hectares of village land is sown, and 88 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 Kargam Of every 100 households in Kargam in 2011, 93 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Kargam · ■ Handwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **87% Toilet within the home ****88%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****10%** **36% Tap water ****49%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****29%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%** **90% Use banking services ****73%** **59% Television ****44%** **31% Mobile phone ****72%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **3% None of these assets ****10%** **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 Kargam? ■ Kargam · ■ Handwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****733** **899 Working population ****24.9%** **26.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.3% for men and 59.9% for women. 43% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 27 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (5%) · **■** Other work 251 (76%) · **■** Marginal 35 (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 Handwara - Kal Mona1,349 people - Dugri Pora1,341 people - Badar Kol1,339 people - Khai Pora1,338 people - Bicherwari1,304 people - Turka Pora1,303 people - Treach1,294 people - Hangni Kot1,287 people [All 199 villages in Handwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kargam?193302 - How far is Kargam from Kupwara?19 km by road - What is the population of Kargam?1,327 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kargam in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Kargam?71.3% (Census 2011)