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About Addi Gam Village

Addi Gam is a large village in Kokernag tehsil, in the district of Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,066, made up of 1,558 males and 1,508 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 192202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Addi Gam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Addi Gam village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Anantnag
Tehsil Kokernag
Pincode 192202
Area (hectares) 280.8 hectares
Population 3,066
Male Population 1,558
Female Population 1,508
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Addi Gam compares

By the 2011 count Addi Gam is the 21st largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,278 residents. Its 280.8 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Addi Gam

Addi Gam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Addi Gam as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Addi Gam from other places

Addi Gam lies about 12 km from Anantnag, and the nearest railway station is Sadura, about 5.7 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Addi Gam
Nearest railway station Sadura 5.7 km
Nearest town Kulgam 7.0 km
District headquarters Anantnag 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kokernag 22 km

Villages closest to Addi Gam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kokernag tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Addi Gam

As per the Census of India 2011, Addi Gam village had a population of 3,066. That makes it the 21st largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,278 residents.

Addi Gam village has 1,558 males and 1,508 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Addi Gam has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Addi Gam is 192202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Addi Gam covers 280.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Addi Gam falls under Kokernag tehsil of Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Addi Gam is Sadura, about 5.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Addi Gam.

Addi Gam is about 12 km from Anantnag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Addi Gam is in Kokernag tehsil of Anantnag district. Sadura is about 5.7 km away. Kulgam is about 7.0 km away. Anantnag is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bindoo Zalan Gam (2.4 km), Bidder Hayat Pora (6.8 km) and Dan Veth Pora (6.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Addi Gam today is likely to be higher.

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