About Tirgam Village

Tirgam is a large village in Sonawari tehsil, in the district of Bandipore, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,485, made up of 2,276 males and 2,209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 317.7 hectares hectares.

Tirgam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tirgam village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Bandipore
Tehsil	Sonawari
Area (hectares)	317.7 hectares
Population	4,485
Male Population	2,276
Female Population	2,209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tirgam compares

By the 2011 count Tirgam is the 12th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,964 residents. Its 317.7 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Tirgam

Tirgam is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tirgam as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Tirgam from other places

Tirgam lies about 27 km from Bandipore, and the nearest railway station is Mazhom, about 8.4 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 Tirgam
Tehsil headquarters	Sonawari	7.5 km
Nearest railway station	Mazhom	8.4 km
Nearest town	Soyībug	12 km
District headquarters	Bandipore	27 km

Villages closest to Tirgam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tirgam village had a population of 4,485. That makes it the 12th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,964 residents.

Tirgam village has 2,276 males and 2,209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tirgam has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

Tirgam covers 317.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tirgam falls under Sonawari tehsil of Bandipore district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Tirgam is Mazhom, about 8.4 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 - 10 km distance for Tirgam.

Tirgam is about 27 km from Bandipore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tirgam is in Sonawari tehsil of Bandipore district. Sonawari is about 7.5 km away. Mazhom is about 8.4 km away. Soyībug is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.