Trehgam | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Jammu and Kashmir#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India |
Coordinates: | 34.62°N 74.03°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | Union Territory |
Subdivision Name1: | Jammu and Kashmir |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kupwara |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 15587[1] |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[2] [3] |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 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 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.
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%.
Population | 15587 | 8705 | 6882 | |
Children aged below 6 years | 3622 | 1860 | 1762 | |
4 | 4 | 0 | ||
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 |
The nearest railway stations to Trehgam are Sopore railway station and Baramulla railway station both located at a distance of from Trehgam.
The nearest airport is Srinagar International Airport located at a distance of .