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Kigam is a village in Kupwara district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The village is located at a distance of 09 kilometres from district headquarters Kupwara town.[5]

Kigam Kegam
Town
Kigam Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Coordinates: 34.422932°N 74.274086°E / 34.422932; 74.274086
Country	India
Union Territory	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kupwara
Population  (2011)
• Total	6,179[1]
Languages
• Official	Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[2][3]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	193221[4]
Vehicle registration	JK-09

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Watter Khani has 455 households. The literacy rate of Kigam was 67.55% compared to 67.16% of Jammu and Kashmir. In Kigam, Male literacy stands at 87.54% while the female literacy rate was 12.46%.[6]

Demographics (2011 Census)

	Total	Male	Female
Population[6]	6179	3654	520
Children aged below 6 years[6]	916	479	437
Scheduled caste	128	128	0
Scheduled tribe	279	166	113
Literacy[7]	64.49%	35.29%	29.20%
Workers (all)	3,641	3,388	253
Main workers (all)	3,085	3,064	21
Marginal workers (total)	556	324	232

Transport

Road

Kigam is connected by road with other places in Jammu and Kashmir and India through NH 701.

Rail

The nearest railway stations to Kigam are Sopore railway station and Baramulla railway station both located at a distance of 30.03 kilometres from Kigam.

Air

The nearest airport is Srinagar International Airport located at a distance of 81.8 kilometres.

See also

• Watter Khani
• Trehgam
• Wavoora
• Lolab Valley
• Gurez
• Tulail Valley

References

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