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Gulgam

Coordinates: 34°28′16″N 74°08′16″E / 34.4711°N 74.1378°E / 34.4711; 74.1378
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Gulgam
Village
Gulgam is located in Jammu and Kashmir
Gulgam
Gulgam
Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Gulgam is located in India
Gulgam
Gulgam
Gulgam (India)
Coordinates: 34°28′16″N 74°08′16″E / 34.4711°N 74.1378°E / 34.4711; 74.1378
Country India
Union territoryJammu and Kashmir
DistrictKupwara
Area
 • Total551.6 ha (1,363.0 acres)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total9,679
 • Density1,800/km2 (4,500/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialKashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[1][2]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
193222[3]
Vehicle registrationJK-09

Gulgam is a village in Kupwara district, and the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.[4] The village is 6 km (3.7 mi) away from Kupwara. There are 119 scheduled tribes persons of which 55 are females and 64 are males. Females constitute 46.22% and males constitute 53.78% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 1.23% of the total population.

Population density of Gulgam is 1754.71 persons per square kilometer.

Demographics

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As of the 2011 Census of India, Gulgam village has a total population of 9,679 people including 4,944 males and 4,735 females. The literacy rate of the village is 49.40%.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR OFFICIAL LANGUAGES ACT, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  3. ^ "GULGAM Pin Code". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  4. ^ Sahni, Sati (1999). Kashmir underground. Har-Anand Publications. p. 248. ISBN 978-81-241-0637-2.
  5. ^ "Primary census abstract at town, village and ward level, Jammu and Kashmir - District Kupwara - 2011". Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 21 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.