Aragam is a village in the Himalayan region of North Kashmir, located about from

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on the route from

Bandipore Bandipore () or Bandipora is the headquarters of district of Bandipore in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is located on the northern banks of Wullar Lake—the second-largest freshwater lake in Asia. Bandipora has a ter ...

. Aragam is located on the banks of

Wular Lake Wular Lake (), also known as Wolar () in Kashmiri, is one of the largest fresh water lakes in South Asia. It is located near Bandipora town in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. The lake basin was formed as a result of tecto ...

and surrounded by wooded mountains on three sides. The location/village code is 002767. Aragam village is located in Bandipora Tehsil of

Bandipore district Bandipore district (also spelt as Bandipora or Bandipur) is one of the 20 districts in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Bandipore town is the administrative headquarters of the district. Bandipore, a township with peculiar scenic ...

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, India. It is situated away from

Bandipora Bandipore () or Bandipora is the headquarters of district of Bandipore in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is located on the northern banks of Wullar Lake—the second-largest freshwater lake in Asia. Bandipora has a ter ...

, which is both district and sub-district headquarters of Aragam village.

Demography

As per 2009 stats, Aragam village is itself a

gram panchayat Gram Panchayat () is a basic village-governing institute in Indian villages. It is a democratic structure at the grass-roots level in India. It is a political institute, acting as cabinet of the village. The Gram Sabha work as the general bod ...

and the total area of village is . Aragam has a total population of 3,020 with about 505 houses.

History

The village derives its name from a stream ("Ara") which flows through the village. Adjacent to the village are Animbar, Fakhnar and

Langmarg ''Langmarg'' is a meadow in Aragam Village of Jammu and Kashmir at an altitude of 3299 meters (10,823 feet) and is nearby to ''Gailbal'' Forest, ''Daitwās'' and ''Pīrpal''. The Langmarg meadow is famous among backpackers as the meadow basically ...

forests that are known for their vast grazing grounds and possess a lively pastoral life during summers. The surrounding mountains also support pine and deodar forests, while as apple, cherry, walnut, chinar, and popular trees can be spotted in the village lands. Rice constitutes the main staple crop of the village although isolated paddy, maize and some oilseed are also grown in some pockets.

Education

Education has always thrived in the village and the village is known to possess one of the oldest schools in the district, which was later upgraded to a Higher Secondary level. Aragam is also known to have the oldest grand mosque in the area besides a Hindu temple as well.

Notable people

* Lala Aragami, poet and Sufi

Gallery

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