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About Nadigam Village

Nadigam is a mid sized village in Budgam tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,003, made up of 538 males and 465 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 191111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nadigam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nadigam village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Budgam
Pincode 191111
Area (hectares) 48.2 hectares
Population 1,003
Male Population 538
Female Population 465
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nadigam compares

By the 2011 count Nadigam is the 41st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,169 residents. Its 48.2 hectares work out to about 21 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 939.

Getting to Nadigam

Nadigam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nadigam as Available within 5 - 10 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 Nadigam from other places

Nadigam lies about 12 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Kakapor, about 12 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 Nadigam
Nearest town Pulwama 12 km
Nearest railway station Kakapor 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Budgam 12 km
District headquarters Badgam 12 km

Villages closest to Nadigam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Budgam 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 Nadigam

As per the Census of India 2011, Nadigam village had a population of 1,003. That makes it the 41st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,169 residents.

Nadigam village has 538 males and 465 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nadigam has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Nadigam is 191111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nadigam covers 48.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nadigam falls under Budgam tehsil of Badgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Nadigam is Kakapor, about 12 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nadigam.

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

Nadigam is in Budgam tehsil of Badgam district. Pulwama is about 12 km away. Kakapor is about 12 km away. Budgam 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 Kargam Palachithf (4.9 km), Lal Gam (5.0 km) and Lal Gund (5.3 km).

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

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