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{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2020}}

{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kigam
| governing_body =
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 6,179<ref>{{cite web|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=12|title=Kigam Population - Census India |work=Census India|accessdate=5 February 2021}}</ref>
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| unit_pref = Metric
| population_demonym =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]], [[Urdu]], [[Hindi]], [[Dogri language|Dogri]], [[English language|English]]<ref name="OfficialLang">{{cite web |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2020/222037.pdf |title=The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020 |publisher=The Gazette of India|date=27 September 2020 |access-date=27 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020 | work=Rising Kashmir | date=23 September 2020| url=http://risingkashmir.com/news/parliament-passes-jk-official-languages-bill-2020 | access-date=30 May 2021}}</ref>
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 193221<ref name="Kigam">{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place//data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x38e11c526b0b922f:0x12398af8f11238ca?utm_source=mstt_1&entry=gps |title=Kigam Location - Google Maps |work=Google Maps|accessdate=5 February 2021}}</ref>
| registration_plate = JK-09
| website =
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| population_footnotes =
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| subdivision_type = Country
| named_for =
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| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline =
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| pushpin_map = India Jammu and Kashmir
| pushpin_label_position = right
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
| other_name = Kegam
| coordinates = {{coord|34.422932|N|74.274086|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_name = India
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|Union Territory]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of Jammu and Kashmir|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kupwara district|Kupwara]]
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}}

'''Kigam''' is a village in [[Kupwara district]] of the Indian [[States and union territories of India|union territory]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. The village is located at a distance of 09 kilometres from district headquarters [[Kupwara|Kupwara town]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Kigam Location - Google Maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place//data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x38e11c526b0b922f:0x12398af8f11238ca?utm_source=mstt_1&entry=gps|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-05|website=Google Maps}}</ref>

== 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%.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Kigam Population - Census India|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=126|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Census India}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Demographics (2011 Census)
!
!Total
!Male
!Female
|-
|Population<ref name=":0" />
|6179
|3654
|520
|-
|Children aged below 6 years<ref name=":0" />
|916
|479
|437
|-
|[[Scheduled caste]]
|128
|128
|0
|-
|[[Scheduled tribe]]
|279
|166
|113
|-
|[[Literacy]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Kigam Literacy - Census India|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=126|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Census India}}</ref>
|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 [[National Highway 701 (India)|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 [[Sheikh ul-Alam International Airport|Srinagar International Airport]] located at a distance of 81.8 kilometres.

== See also ==
* [[Watter Khani]]
* [[Trehgam]]
* [[Wavoora]]
* [[Lolab Valley]]
* [[Gurez]]
* [[Tulail Valley]]

== References ==
<references />

{{Villages in Kupwara district}}

[[Category:Villages in Kupwara district]]

Kigam - Revision history

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