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

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Village · Shopian, Shupiyan 

# Kargam

Kargam is a village in Shopian sub-district of Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **621 people in 113 households**, the 141st largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.

- 621people (2011)
- 113households
- 61.5%literacy
- 1,043females per 1,000 males

## Kargam PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatUpara-B
- Community development blockShopiyan
- Census village code003404

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?

- Shopian (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Shopian (district HQ)10 km by road
- Shopiyan (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 Kargam?

7 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shopian
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Shopian
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shopian
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 5 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?

About 61% of the 100 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 Kargam

Of every 100 households in Kargam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Kargam · ■ Shopian rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**36%

Tap water ****100%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**94%

Use banking services ****20%**

**52%

Television ****40%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**8%

None of these assets ****7%**

**9%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 · ■ Shopian rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.5%**

**59.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1043**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930**

**882

Working population ****34.9%**

**32.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.2% for men and 55.2% for women. 51% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 166 (76%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (3%) · **■** Other work 18 (8%) · **■** Marginal 27 (12%)

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

- Moughal Pora646 people
- Hanji Pora640 people
- Marheng634 people
- Now Pora624 people
- Zipora Dharamarth617 people
- Kani Pora614 people
- Gahend613 people
- Murad Pora596 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kargam from Shopian?10 km by road
- What is the population of Kargam?621 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kargam in?Shupiyan district (Shopian sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Kargam?61.5% (Census 2011)