Gulgam
Gulgam | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Gulgam Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India  Gulgam Gulgam (India) | |
| Coordinates: 34°28′16″N 74°08′16″E / 34.4711°N 74.1378°E | |
| Country |  India |
| Union territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Kupwara |
| Area | |
| • Total | 551.6 ha (1,363.0 acres) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 9,679 |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,500/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[1][2] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 193222[3] |
| Vehicle registration | JK-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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "GULGAM Pin Code". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ Sahni, Sati (1999). Kashmir underground. Har-Anand Publications. p. 248. ISBN 978-81-241-0637-2.
- ^ "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.