Trehgam

Trehgam
Town
Trehgam is located in Jammu and Kashmir
Trehgam
Trehgam
Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Trehgam is located in India
Trehgam
Trehgam
Trehgam (India)
Coordinates: 34°37′N 74°02′E / 34.62°N 74.03°E / 34.62; 74.03
CountryIndia
Union TerritoryJammu and Kashmir
DistrictKupwara
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
15,587[1]
Languages
 • OfficialKashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[2][3]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
193224[4]

Trehgam is a town in Kupwara district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The village is located at a distance of 7 km (4.3 mi) from district headquarters Kupwara town. Trehgam has recently been carved out as the sixth constituency of District Kupwara.

Trehgam hamlet shares a common yard with a Hindu temple and nearby there is a shrine of a great Sufi saint Syed Ibrahim Bukhari (RA). Symbolizing communal harmony and peaceful coexistence, the three religious entities—Shiv temple, Grand Mosque and the Shrine—are in a row and in front of them there's a famous pond which is the main source of water for almost half a dozen nearby villages.

Trehgam, popularly known as the mother of Kashmir's resistance movement, is the birthplace of Muhammad Maqbool Bhat, who was hanged in 1984 in Delhi's Tihar Jail. His family still lives in the village.

The pond is believed to be thousand year old and is currently the main source of water for almost half a dozen nearby villages. ==Demographics==

According to the 2011 census of India, Trehgam has 1258 households.[5] The literacy rate of Trehgam was 75.54% compared to 67.16% of Jammu and Kashmir. In Trehgam, Male literacy stands at 82.6% while the female literacy rate was 66.09%.

Demographics (2011 Census)
Total Male Female
Population 15587 8705 6882
Children aged below 6 years 3622 1860 1762
Scheduled caste 4 4 0
Scheduled tribe 11 5 6
Literacy 75.54% 82.6% 66.09%
Workers (all) 3538 2940 598
Main workers (all) 2419 2175 244
Marginal workers (total) 6528 5223 1305

Religion in Trehgam (2011)

  Islam (91.26%)
  Hinduism (6.86%)
  Sikhism (1.39%)
  Christianity (0.18%)
  Buddhism (0.01%)
  Jainism (0.02%)
  Not Stated (0.3%)

Transport

Rail

The nearest railway stations to Trehgam are Sopore railway station and Baramulla railway station both located at a distance of 47 km (29 mi) from Trehgam.

Air

The nearest airport is Srinagar International Airport located at a distance of 90 km (56 mi).

See also

References

  1. ^ "Trehgam Population". Our Hero. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  2. ^ "The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Trehgam (Google Maps)". Google Maps. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Trehgam Population". Our Hero. Retrieved 20 March 2020.