About Sagam Village

Sagam is one of the larger villages in Kokernag tehsil, in the district of Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,221, made up of 3,240 males and 2,981 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 628.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 192202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sagam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sagam village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Anantnag
Tehsil	Kokernag
Pincode	192202
Area (hectares)	628.9 hectares
Population	6,221
Male Population	3,240
Female Population	2,981
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	920
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sagam compares

By the 2011 count Sagam is the 4th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,278 residents. Its 628.9 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Sagam

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

Sagam lies about 25 km from Anantnag, and the nearest railway station is Hiller Shahabad, about 13 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 Sagam
Tehsil headquarters	Kokernag	2.8 km
Nearest town	Dooru Verinag	9.2 km
Nearest railway station	Hiller Shahabad	13 km
District headquarters	Anantnag	25 km

Villages closest to Sagam

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 Sagam

As per the Census of India 2011, Sagam village had a population of 6,221. That makes it the 4th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,278 residents.

Sagam village has 3,240 males and 2,981 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sagam has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

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

Sagam covers 628.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Sagam is Hiller Shahabad, about 13 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 Sagam.

Sagam is about 25 km from Anantnag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sagam is in Kokernag tehsil of Anantnag district. Kokernag is about 2.8 km away. Dooru Verinag is about 9.2 km away. Hiller Shahabad is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.