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About Wagam Village

Wagam is a mid sized village in Chadoora tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,100, made up of 540 males and 560 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.3 hectares hectares.

Wagam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wagam village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Chadoora
Area (hectares) 132.3 hectares
Population 1,100
Male Population 540
Female Population 560
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wagam compares

By the 2011 count Wagam is the 56th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,597 residents. Its 132.3 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Wagam

Wagam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Wagam as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Wagam from other places

Wagam lies about 7.5 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Badgam station, about 9.7 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 Wagam
Tehsil headquarters Chadoora 4.8 km
District headquarters Badgam 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Badgam station 9.7 km
Nearest town Soyībug 14 km

Villages closest to Wagam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wagam village had a population of 1,100. That makes it the 56th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,597 residents.

Wagam village has 540 males and 560 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wagam has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 924.

Wagam covers 132.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Wagam falls under Chadoora tehsil of Badgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Wagam is Badgam station, about 9.7 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 village for Wagam.

Wagam is about 7.5 km from Badgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wagam is in Chadoora tehsil of Badgam district. Chadoora is about 4.8 km away. Badgam is about 7.5 km away. Badgam station is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopal Saif (2.2 km), Ranger (2.9 km) and Gund Wali (3.1 km).

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

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