Ichgam

Ichgam
Aliabad Ichgam
Town
Ichgam
The shrine of Hazrat Abbas in Ichigam.
The shrine of Hazrat Abbas in Ichigam.
Nickname: 
Aliabad Ichgam
Ichgam is located in Jammu and Kashmir
Ichgam
Ichgam
Ichgam is located in India
Ichgam
Ichgam
Ichgam (India)
Coordinates: 33°59′09″N 74°45′10″E / 33.9859°N 74.7527°E / 33.9859; 74.7527
Country India
Union TerritoryJammu and Kashmir
DistrictBudgam
Area
 • Total4.64 km2 (1.79 sq mi)
Elevation
1,622 m (5,322 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total7,461
 • Density1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialKashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[1][2]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
191111
Literary rate91.5%
Sex Ratio953 / 1000
Websitebudgam.nic.in

Ichgam , also known as Ichigam,[3] is a census town located in the Indian administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam district. It falls under the administrative division of tehsil Budgam, one of the nine tehsils of district Budgam.[4] It is one of the most populated area of Budgam district. It is roughly 5 km (3.1 mi) away from district Budgam and nearly 19 km (12 mi) away from Srinagar, the summer capital of union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Ichgam village consists of four blocks — Ichgam-A, Ichgam-B, Ichgam-C and Ichgam-D.[5] The village consists of both major sects of Islam, Shias (85-90%) and Sunnis(10-15%). There is also a Hindu minority.[6]

  1. ^ "The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  3. ^ Masood, Bashaarat (31 July 2015). "Wedding bells ring in communal harmony in Kashmir". The Indian Express. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Ichgam, Budgam" (PDF). cdn.s3waas.gov.in. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  5. ^ "List of panchayat halqas of district Budgam" (PDF). Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  6. ^ Lawrence, Sir Walter Roper (2005). The Valley of Kashmir. Asian Educational Services. ISBN 978-81-206-1630-1.