Village · Shopian, Shupiyan
# Badi Gam

Badi Gam is a village in Shopian sub-district of Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted 506 people in 77 households, the 162nd largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.
- 506 people (2011)
- 77 households
- 68.0% literacy
- 1,000 females per 1,000 males

## Badi Gam PIN code and other codes

Badi Gam falls in Shopian sub-district, Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- Gram panchayat Kennigam
- Community development block Shopiyan
- Census village code 003354

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

## How far is Badi Gam from nearby towns?
- Shopian (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Shopian (district HQ) 15 km by road
- Shopiyan (nearest town) 15 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Badi Gam?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Badi Gam; 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
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 4 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Badi Gam known for?

About 64% of the 94 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Badi Gam

Of every 100 households in Badi Gam in 2011, 77 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Badi Gam · ■ Shopian rural average
- Electricity for lighting 77% 83%
- Toilet within the home 61% 59%
- No toilet (open defecation) 39% 36%
- Tap water 100% 72%
- Drinking water within premises 4% 44%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94%
- Use banking services 95% 52%
- Television 18% 45%
- Mobile phone 94% 76%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 20% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 5% 8%
- None of these assets 3% 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 Badi Gam?

■ Badi Gam · ■ Shopian rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 68.0% 59.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1000 965
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1273 882
- Working population 17.2% 32.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.2% for men and 49.7% for women. 33% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 24 (28%) · ■ Farm labourers 13 (15%) · ■ Household industry 3 (3%) · ■ Other work 13 (15%) · ■ Marginal 34 (39%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Shopian
- Kani Hama 541 people
- Lara Gam 534 people
- Qongonah 517 people
- Bandah Paho 507 people
- Tachalo 506 people
- Panzer 494 people
- Choti Pora 490 people
- Drawni 490 people

All 229 villages in Shopian

## Quick answers
- How far is Badi Gam from Shopian? 15 km by road
- What is the population of Badi Gam? 506 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Badi Gam in? Shupiyan district (Shopian sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Badi Gam? 68.0% (Census 2011)

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