About Nagam Village

Nagam is a large village in Kokernag tehsil, in the district of Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,595, made up of 1,940 males and 1,655 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 192202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nagam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagam village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Anantnag
Tehsil	Kokernag
Pincode	192202
Area (hectares)	231.1 hectares
Population	3,595
Male Population	1,940
Female Population	1,655
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	853
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nagam compares

By the 2011 count Nagam is the 15th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,278 residents. Its 231.1 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Nagam

Nagam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nagam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Nagam from other places

Nagam lies about 33 km from Anantnag, and the nearest railway station is Banihal, about 2.5 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 Nagam
Nearest railway station	Banihal	2.5 km
Nearest town	Dooru Verinag	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kokernag	19 km
District headquarters	Anantnag	33 km

Villages closest to Nagam

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.

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Common questions about Nagam

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagam village had a population of 3,595. That makes it the 15th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,278 residents.

Nagam village has 1,940 males and 1,655 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagam has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

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

Nagam covers 231.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Nagam is Banihal, about 2.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Nagam.

Nagam is about 33 km from Anantnag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagam is in Kokernag tehsil of Anantnag district. Banihal is about 2.5 km away. Dooru Verinag is about 14 km away. Kokernag is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.