About Haigam Village

Haigam is one of the larger villages in Sopore tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,212, made up of 3,148 males and 3,064 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 560.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Haigam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haigam village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Baramula
Tehsil	Sopore
Pincode	193202
Area (hectares)	560.9 hectares
Population	6,212
Male Population	3,148
Female Population	3,064
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	973
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Haigam compares

By the 2011 count Haigam is the 5th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,607 residents. Its 560.9 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Haigam

Haigam is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Haigam 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Haigam from other places

Haigam lies about 15 km from Baramula, and the nearest railway station is Hamre, about 2.4 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 Haigam
Nearest railway station	Hamre	2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sopore	5.7 km
Nearest town	Sopur	5.7 km
District headquarters	Baramula	15 km

Villages closest to Haigam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Haigam village had a population of 6,212. That makes it the 5th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,607 residents.

Haigam village has 3,148 males and 3,064 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haigam has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Haigam is 193202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haigam covers 560.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Haigam falls under Sopore tehsil of Baramula district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Haigam is Hamre, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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 Haigam.

Haigam is about 15 km from Baramula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Haigam is in Sopore tehsil of Baramula district. Hamre is about 2.4 km away. Sopore is about 5.7 km away. Sopur is about 5.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.