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Bonigam is a village in Devsar mandal, Kulgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. With a population of 2,486 across 385 households, it has a literacy rate of 46.7%. The village is situated at coordinates 33.632°N, 75.133°E.
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- LGD code
- 4040
- Pincode
- 192231
- Post office
- Kulgam
- Population
- 2,486
- Households
- 385
- Literacy rate
- 46.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1033 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 689
- Distance to district centre
- 12 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 8 km
- Distance to Srinagar
- 59 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 592 km
- Nearest railway station
- Sadura · 5 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Sub Hospital · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Bonigam compares
By population, Bonigam ranks #7 of 41 villages in Devsar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
46.7%
−3.9% vs mandal average
- Bonigam
- 46.7%
- Devsar mandal
- 50.6%
- Kulgam district
- 49.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,033
+91 vs mandal average
- Bonigam
- 1,033
- Devsar mandal
- 942
Household size
people per home
6.5
+0.5 vs mandal average
- Bonigam
- 6.5
- Devsar mandal
- 6.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bonigam at a glance
Bonigam is a village of 2,486 people in 385 households (Census 2011) in Devsar tehsil, Kulgam district, Jammu And Kashmir, the 7th-largest of 41 villages in Devsar tehsil. Literacy is 47%, 4 points below the tehsil average of 51% and the sex ratio is 1,033 women per 1,000 men. It lies 12 km from the Kulgam district centre, 18 km from Panzgam, the nearest town, 5 km from Sadura railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 192231, served by Kulgam post office; the LGD village code is 4040. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sub Hospital, 3 km away. The village votes in Kulgam assembly constituency, represented by MLA Mohamad Yousuf Tarigami. The population is estimated at 2,931 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Key facts — Bonigam
- LGD code
- 4040
- Pincode
- 192231
- Post office
- Kulgam
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,486
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,931
- Households
- 385
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1033
- Literacy rate
- 46.7%
- Coordinates
- 33.63243°N, 75.13333°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Anantnag-Rajouri
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kulgam
- Member of Parliament
- Mian Altaf Ahmed Larvi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Mohamad Yousuf Tarigami
- Block / Mandal
- Devsar
Getting there
How to reach Bonigam
Distance to cities · straight line
- Srinagar59 kmcapital
- Delhi592 km
- Mumbai1634 km
- Kolkata1785 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationSadura5 km
- Bus stopPayer10 km
- Hospital / PHCSub Hospital3 km
- ATM / bank[SBI] state Bank of India ATM Devsar5 km
- Petrol pumpShah-e-Hamdan Indian Oil Petrol Pump Devsar6 km
- CollegeGovernment medical college anantnag5 km
- Police stationPolice Station Devsar5 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 192231
Villages near Bonigam
Other villages in Devsar mandal
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- Kilam Bozgam
- Chowgam
- Churat
- Sopat Tangpora
- Akhran
- Waltengoo
- Nigeen Pora
- Kraloo
- Chandiyan Pajan
- Razloo
- Yarhole Babapora
- Now Pora
- Khar Gund
- Beri Gam
- Oriel
- Gund Tankipora
- Kanchloo
- Hablishi
- Manigam
- Baihama
- Agroo
- Pal Pora
- Pach Gam
- Batengoo
- Nowgam Devsar
- Nawa
- Banghall
- Zeipora
- Now Bugh
- Kadoora
- Chitergam
- Gundi Pora
- Chak Wazoo
- Hanji Pora
- Thathoo
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)