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About Nagam Village

Nagam is a mid sized village in Banihal tehsil, in the district of Ramban, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,826, made up of 943 males and 883 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 365 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nagam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagam village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Ramban
Tehsil Banihal
Pincode 182146
Area (hectares) 365 hectares
Population 1,826
Male Population 943
Female Population 883
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Nagam compares

By the 2011 count Nagam is the 26th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,671 residents. Its 365 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Nagam

Nagam is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Nagam as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Nagam from other places

Nagam lies about 21 km from Ramban. 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
Tehsil headquarters Banihal under 2 km
Nearest town Dooru Verinag 14 km
District headquarters Ramban 21 km

Villages closest to Nagam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Banihal 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 1,826. That makes it the 26th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,671 residents.

Nagam village has 943 males and 883 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagam has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Nagam is 182146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nagam covers 365 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nagam falls under Banihal tehsil of Ramban district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Nagam notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nagam.

Nagam is about 21 km from Ramban in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagam is in Banihal tehsil of Ramban district. Banihal is about under 2 km away. Dooru Verinag is about 14 km away. Ramban is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gund Adalkoot (under 2 km), Gund Thathar (under 2 km) and Deogoal (under 2 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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