# Kegam Village, Shopian, Shupiyan (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/shupiyan/shopian/kegam/ Village · Shopian, Shupiyan # Kegam Kegam is a village in Shopian sub-district of Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **192302**. The 2011 Census counted **2,700 people in 466 households**, the 18th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%. - 2,700people (2011) - 466households - 61.6%literacy - 192302PIN code ## Kegam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kegam is 192302.** Kegam falls in Shopian sub-district, Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code192302 - Gram panchayatWathoo - Community development blockKeller - Census village code003301 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kegam from nearby towns? - Shopian (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Shopian (district HQ)14 km by road - Shopiyan (nearest town)8 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 Kegam? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Kegam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Shopiyan - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shopiyan - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 6 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 Kegam known for? About 68% of the 386 hectares of village land is sown, and 262 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 Kegam Of every 100 households in Kegam in 2011, 99 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Kegam · ■ Shopian rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **83% Toilet within the home ****76%** **59% No toilet (open defecation) ****17%** **36% Tap water ****96%** **72% Drinking water within premises ****39%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **94% Use banking services ****27%** **52% Television ****58%** **45% Mobile phone ****48%** **76% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****8%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **8% None of these assets ****10%** **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 Kegam? ■ Kegam · ■ Shopian rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.6%** **59.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941** **965 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****839** **882 Working population ****49.1%** **32.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.7% for men and 51.2% for women. 54% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 627 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (1%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 305 (23%) · **■** Marginal 374 (28%) 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 - Tranz2,939 people - Barthi Pora2,933 people - Aglar Charat2,864 people - Pahali Pora2,791 people - Turka Wangam2,680 people - Chitra Gam2,634 people - Said Pora Pain2,598 people - Vehel Chatta Watan2,462 people [All 229 villages in Shopian](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/shupiyan/shopian/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kegam?192302 - How far is Kegam from Shopian?14 km by road - What is the population of Kegam?2,700 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kegam in?Shupiyan district (Shopian sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Kegam?61.6% (Census 2011)