About Ahagam Village

Ahagam is a mid sized village in Handwara tehsil, in the district of Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,853, made up of 953 males and 900 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242 hectares hectares.

Ahagam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ahagam village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kupwara
Tehsil	Handwara
Area (hectares)	242 hectares
Population	1,853
Male Population	953
Female Population	900
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ahagam compares

By the 2011 count Ahagam is the 42nd largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 242 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Ahagam

Ahagam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ahagam 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ahagam from other places

Ahagam lies about 16 km from Kupwara, and the nearest railway station is Baramula, about 27 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 Ahagam
Tehsil headquarters	Handwara	8.7 km
District headquarters	Kupwara	16 km
Nearest town	Kopawor	16 km
Nearest railway station	Baramula	27 km

Villages closest to Ahagam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ahagam village had a population of 1,853. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Ahagam village has 953 males and 900 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ahagam has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Ahagam covers 242 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ahagam falls under Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Ahagam is Baramula, about 27 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ahagam.

Ahagam is about 16 km from Kupwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ahagam is in Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district. Handwara is about 8.7 km away. Kupwara is about 16 km away. Kopawor is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.