About Magam Village

Magam is one of the larger villages in Handwara tehsil, in the district of Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,909, made up of 3,540 males and 3,369 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 609.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Magam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Magam village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kupwara
Tehsil	Handwara
Pincode	193221
Area (hectares)	609.9 hectares
Population	6,909
Male Population	3,540
Female Population	3,369
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	952
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Magam compares

By the 2011 count Magam is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 609.9 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, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Magam

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

How far is Magam from other places

Magam lies about 8.2 km from Kupwara, and the nearest railway station is Sopur, about 30 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 Magam
District headquarters	Kupwara	8.2 km
Nearest town	Kopawor	8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Handwara	8.3 km
Nearest railway station	Sopur	30 km

Villages closest to Magam

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 Magam

As per the Census of India 2011, Magam village had a population of 6,909. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Magam village has 3,540 males and 3,369 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Magam has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Magam is 193221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Magam covers 609.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Magam is Sopur, about 30 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 village for Magam.

Magam is about 8.2 km from Kupwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Magam is in Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district. Kupwara is about 8.2 km away. Kopawor is about 8.2 km away. Handwara is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.