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About Goigam Village

Goigam is a large village in Pattan tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,091, made up of 1,179 males and 912 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 774 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goigam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goigam village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramula
Tehsil Pattan
Pincode 193401
Area (hectares) 135.6 hectares
Population 2,091
Male Population 1,179
Female Population 912
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 774
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Goigam compares

By the 2011 count Goigam is the 34th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents. Its 135.6 hectares work out to about 15 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 920.

Getting to Goigam

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

Goigam lies about 25 km from Baramula, and the nearest railway station is Mazhom, about 5.5 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 Goigam
Nearest railway station Mazhom 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Pattan 8.9 km
Nearest town Soyībug 13 km
District headquarters Baramula 25 km

Villages closest to Goigam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Goigam village had a population of 2,091. That makes it the 34th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents.

Goigam village has 1,179 males and 912 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goigam has about 774 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Goigam is 193401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goigam covers 135.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Goigam falls under Pattan tehsil of Baramula district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Goigam is Mazhom, about 5.5 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 <5 km distance for Goigam.

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

Goigam is in Pattan tehsil of Baramula district. Mazhom is about 5.5 km away. Pattan is about 8.9 km away. Soyībug is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paris Pora (2.1 km), Goom Ahmad Pora (2.5 km) and Utikoo (2.6 km).

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

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