About Wilgam Village

Wilgam is a large village in Handwara tehsil, in the district of Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,462, made up of 2,876 males and 1,586 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 551 females per 1000 males. The village covers 295 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wilgam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wilgam village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kupwara
Tehsil	Handwara
Pincode	193224
Area (hectares)	295 hectares
Population	4,462
Male Population	2,876
Female Population	1,586
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	551
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Wilgam compares

By the 2011 count Wilgam is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 295 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 929.

Getting to Wilgam

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

Wilgam lies about 12 km from Kupwara, and the nearest railway station is Baramula, about 36 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 Wilgam
District headquarters	Kupwara	12 km
Nearest town	Kopawor	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Handwara	15 km
Nearest railway station	Baramula	36 km

Villages closest to Wilgam

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 Wilgam

As per the Census of India 2011, Wilgam village had a population of 4,462. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Wilgam village has 2,876 males and 1,586 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wilgam has about 551 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Wilgam is 193224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wilgam covers 295 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Wilgam is Baramula, about 36 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 Wilgam.

Wilgam is about 12 km from Kupwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wilgam is in Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district. Kupwara is about 12 km away. Kopawor is about 12 km away. Handwara is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.