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About Nagam Village

Nagam is a large village in Damhal Hanjipora tehsil, in the district of Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,293, made up of 1,695 males and 1,598 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 527.7 hectares hectares.

Nagam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagam village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kulgam
Tehsil Damhal Hanjipora
Area (hectares) 527.7 hectares
Population 3,293
Male Population 1,695
Female Population 1,598
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nagam compares

By the 2011 count Nagam is the 14th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,136 residents. Its 527.7 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Nagam

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

Nagam lies about 29 km from Kulgam, and the nearest railway station is Banihal, about 2.5 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 Nagam
Nearest railway station Banihal 2.5 km
Nearest town Dooru Verinag 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Damhal Hanjipora 29 km
District headquarters Kulgam 29 km

Villages closest to Nagam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Damhal Hanjipora 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 Nagam

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagam village had a population of 3,293. That makes it the 14th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,136 residents.

Nagam village has 1,695 males and 1,598 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagam has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Nagam covers 527.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nagam falls under Damhal Hanjipora tehsil of Kulgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Nagam is Banihal, about 2.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nagam.

Nagam is about 29 km from Kulgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagam is in Damhal Hanjipora tehsil of Kulgam district. Banihal is about 2.5 km away. Dooru Verinag is about 14 km away. Damhal Hanjipora is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marg Bal (4.4 km), Durhama (16 km) and Ahmad Abad (20 km).

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

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