# Ahagam Village, Shopian, Shupiyan (Jammu and Kashmir)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/shupiyan/shopian/ahagam/

Village · Shopian, Shupiyan 

# Ahagam

Ahagam is a village in Shopian sub-district of Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **571 people in 84 households**, the 151st largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.

- 571people (2011)
- 84households
- 35.3%literacy
- 990females per 1,000 males

## Ahagam PIN code and other codes

Ahagam falls in Shopian sub-district, Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Gram panchayatSheikh Pora
- Community development blockKeller
- Census village code003308

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?

- Shopian (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Shopian (district HQ)11 km by road
- Shopiyan (nearest town)11 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?

12 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 · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pulwama
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pulwama
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pulwama
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 10 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?

About 70% of the 65 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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, 98 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Ahagam · ■ Shopian rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**36%

Tap water ****99%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**44%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****88%**

**52%

Television ****70%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****15%**

**8%

None of these assets ****6%**

**9%

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 · ■ Shopian rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****35.3%**

**59.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1462**

**882

Working population ****56.4%**

**32.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 43.7% for men and 26.4% for women. 62% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 92 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 22 (7%) · **■** Marginal 203 (63%)

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 Shopian

- Chater Wosh592 people
- Molo587 people
- Rakha Pora Nack Pora587 people
- Nazneen Pora577 people
- Kanso569 people
- Tharan569 people
- Lamdoora568 people
- Teki Pora568 people

[All 229 villages in Shopian](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/shupiyan/shopian/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ahagam from Shopian?11 km by road
- What is the population of Ahagam?571 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ahagam in?Shupiyan district (Shopian sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Ahagam?35.3% (Census 2011)
