About Aragam Village

Aragam is a large village in Bandipora tehsil, in the district of Bandipore, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,020, made up of 1,555 males and 1,465 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 226.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aragam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aragam village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Bandipore
Tehsil	Bandipora
Pincode	193502
Area (hectares)	226.2 hectares
Population	3,020
Male Population	1,555
Female Population	1,465
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Aragam compares

By the 2011 count Aragam is the 17th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,431 residents. Its 226.2 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Aragam

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

Aragam lies about 6.0 km from Bandipore, and the nearest railway station is Hamre, about 23 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 Aragam
Tehsil headquarters	Bandipora	6.0 km
District headquarters	Bandipore	6.0 km
Nearest town	Bandipura	6.0 km
Nearest railway station	Hamre	23 km

Villages closest to Aragam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aragam village had a population of 3,020. That makes it the 17th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,431 residents.

Aragam village has 1,555 males and 1,465 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aragam has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Aragam is 193502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aragam covers 226.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Aragam falls under Bandipora tehsil of Bandipore district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Aragam is Hamre, about 23 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 Aragam.

Aragam is about 6.0 km from Bandipore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aragam is in Bandipora tehsil of Bandipore district. Bandipora is about 6.0 km away. Bandipore is about 6.0 km away. Bandipura is about 6.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.