Ichgam , also known as Ichigam, is a

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located in the

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n administered union territory of

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Budgam district Budgam district is a district in the Indian-administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Created in 1979 with its headquarters at Budgam, it is the district with the largest population of Shias in the Kashmir valley. Administration B ...

. It falls under the administrative division of tehsil Budgam, one of the nine tehsils of district Budgam. It is one of the most populated area of Budgam district. It is roughly away from district Budgam and nearly 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. The village consists of both major sects of Islam, Shias (85-90%) and Sunnis(10-15%). There is also a Hindu minority.

Demographics

, the population of Ichgam is 7,461 of which 3,820 are males while the remaining 3,641 are females as per the report released by Census of India. Population of children with age of 0-6 is 15.64% that's 1,167 of the total population of Ichgam. In Ichgam, the female sex ratio is of 953 against the erstwhile state average of 889. The

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in Ichgam village is around 1,065 compared to a previous state average of 862.

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of the Ichgam is 91.5% higher than the former state average of 67.16%. In Ichgam, male literacy is around 93% while female literacy rate is 90%.

Geography

The total area of Ichgam is . It is located at , at an elevation of above the sea level. It's distance from the

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, Srinagar, is . The

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is located near to the village Ichgam.

Education

Schools in Ichgam

Government Boys Higher Secondary School Ichgam

Government Boys Higher Secondary School Ichgam is located at the main bus stand of Ichgam, behind the newly built complex. Managed by the Department of Education, the school was established in the year 1930. The medium of instructions in this school is English. Government Boys Higher Secondary School is housed in the two government owned buildings. The UDISE code of the school is 01040900603. The school is co-educational and consists of the classes from nine (9th) to twelve (12th). Gate of GBHSS Ichgam

Imamia Public School Ichgam

Imamia Public School (IPS) Ichgam is managed and run by Educational Trust Kashmir (ETK), the organization that runs many schools in the

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named, Imamia Public Schools. The school was established in 1989 and is located at the Kalbal, the North western part of the town; behind the Primary Health Center Ichgam. It's UDISE code is 01040900606. At present, nearly 400 above students are studying in this school. Imamia Public School is housed in the Educational Trust Kashmir owned, big three floor building. The school is among the best schools of the village Ichgam and the in the near localities. IPS Ichgam (cropped)

Others

* Government Girls High School Ichgam * Government Middle School Ichgam * Government School Wolina, Ichgam * Government School Baghat Mohalla, Ichgam * Government School Naru, Ichgam * IEI Ichgam * Hasnain Educational Institute, Ichgam

Healthcare System

As of December 2020, there are numerous Medical shops and stores present in the village of Ichgam. The Primary Health Centre Ichgam is located at Kalbal, the north-western part of Ichgam. PHC Ichgam in January 2021

Attractions

The shrine of Haztat Abbas is located in Bungam area of the village Ichgam. It is also called Roza Hazrat Abul Fazel Abbass in the native language of the village. Every Thursday, a large number of people from the

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sect of Islam visit here. It is one of the biggest landmark in the village. Roza Hazrat Abbas Ichigam

Sports

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, football, and

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are the most played sports in Ichgam. Cricket, being the most popular sport in India, is also played on a large scale in Ichgam. In brick kilns, on playgrounds; anywhere we can see the children and adults of Ichgam playing cricket in mid summer. Tournaments are organized and people take a part in them by spectating, cheering or by directly participating in them. People playing cricket in Ichigam

Transport

Roads

Ichgam town falls on

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road. It is connected to many other villages and townships by a network of roads. To link Ichgam with Ompora, Zori Bhag, Qazi Bagh and

internally, a new link road is being built by the government. This link will be completed by 2021 and will reduce distance between these places. Roads in the Ichgam village are Macadamized but still some roads are not properly built. In ending 2020, some roads near Roza Hazrat Abbass (as) were Mecadamized.

Railway

To present date, there is no railway line connecting Ichgam with other places. The nearest railway station to the Ichgam village is Budgam railway station, located in Ompora, nearly away from district headquarters,

Airport

The nearest airport to Ichgam is

, also called Budgam Airbase.

Old suffering

Prior to December 2020, the villagers of Ichgam used to face a routinely problem. The Airforce Base Camp is located next to the

Sheikh ul-Alam International Airport Sheikh ul-Alam International Airport also known as Srinagar Airport and Budgam Airbase, is an international airport serving Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is owned by the Indian Air Force, and the Airports Autho ...

. The gunshots that came from this camp used to hit many houses in Wolina, a part of Ichgam. On 11 December 2020, a female inhabitant (Fatima Begum) was hit by the bullet in her right leg while she was washing vegetables in her kitchen. The bullet had pierced the roof of her house and had been fired by the Airforce personnel during their routine firing drills. It was the daily routine of the air force personnel to conduct their firing drill in the same direction as of the Wolina area of the village. This had put the lives of villagers at the risk of death. Even after reaching many officials, nobody seemed to care about the ordeals of villagers. The injury of Fatima sparked off a protest in Ichgam. Many people (men and women) blocked the

and

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road demanding a quick action against

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personnel who are involved in the incident. Many officials including Deputy Commissioner Budgam, SHO Budgam and the Tehsildar also visited the place after and during the protests. Later on an

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was filed by the Police Station

and the routine of firing drill was closed by the administration.

Telecom services

The Ichgam village is connected through telecom services to the entire world.

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, Bsnl, Vodafone, and

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are the main telecom service providers in this area. On 21 February 2018,

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stopped its services in the whole country. The local subscribers also affected in this village.

Notes

References

External links

Vale of Kashmir

Official Website of Budgam District
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