# Wilgam Village, Handwara, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/wilgam/ Village · Handwara, Kupwara # Wilgam Wilgam is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193224**. The 2011 Census counted **4,462 people in 509 households**, the 7th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 4,462people (2011) - 509households - 77.5%literacy - 193224PIN code ## Wilgam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Wilgam is 193224.** Wilgam falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code193224 - Gram panchayatWilgam - Community development blockRamhal - Census village code000145 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Wilgam from nearby towns? - Handwara (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Kupwara (district HQ)20 km by road - Kupwara (nearest town)20 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 Wilgam? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Wilgam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt · 3 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn 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 - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kupwara - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kupwara - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)14 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 Wilgam known for? The main crops are **rice and maiza**. Products made here include shawl. About 76% of the 295 hectares of village land is sown, and 213 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 Wilgam Of every 100 households in Wilgam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Wilgam · ■ Handwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **87% Toilet within the home ****78%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****20%** **36% Tap water ****66%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****36%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%** **90% Use banking services ****78%** **59% Television ****32%** **31% Mobile phone ****69%** **65% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****19%** **19% Own their home ****99%** **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 Wilgam? ■ Wilgam · ■ Handwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.5%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****551** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****619** **899 Working population ****43.0%** **26.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.2% for men and 57.7% for women. 60% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 47 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (2%) · **■** Household industry 21 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,299 (68%) · **■** Marginal 521 (27%) 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 - Kandi Khas5,956 people - Nut Nusa5,082 people - Nawgam4,885 people - Maidani Chugal4,542 people - Dowlat Pora4,363 people - Hafrada3,913 people - Dahama3,238 people - Puhrupath3,051 people [All 199 villages in Handwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Wilgam?193224 - How far is Wilgam from Kupwara?20 km by road - What is the population of Wilgam?4,462 (Census 2011) - Which district is Wilgam in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Wilgam?77.5% (Census 2011)