Magam is a

tehsil A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...

in central Kashmir's Beerwah sub-district. It is also a

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

notified area committee A nagar panchayat (town panchayat; ) or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality. An urban centre with more than 12,000 ...

, and a block in

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 Bud ...

in the

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administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is away from sub-district headquarter Beerwah and away from

Srinagar Srinagar (English: , ) is the largest city and the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It lies in the Kashmir Valley on the banks of the Jhelum River, a tributary of the Indus, and Dal and Anchar lakes. The city is known for its natu ...

, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir. Magam is top business hub in this locality, which comes before on the way to

gulmarg Gulmarg (), known as Gulmarag (; ) in Kashmiri, is a town, hill station, popular skiing destination, and notified area committee in the Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is located at a distance of from Baramulla and from Sri ...

. Magam comes both in

baramulla Baramulla (), also known as Varmul () in Kashmiri, is a town and a municipality in the Baramulla district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is also the administrative headquarters of the Baramulla district. It is on the b ...

district and

budgam Budgam (), known as Badgom (; ) in Kashmiri language, Kashmiri, is a town in Budgam district in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir, India. In the 2001 census, it was recorded as having a notified area ...

which makes this famous across these districts for business. The Idara Abu Fazal Abbas Islamic Library, opened in Magam in 1985, is the largest Islamic private library in Jammu and Kashmir.

Economy

Magam is well known by its business and is being considered the hub of business in district Budgam due to its wide marketing connectivity with various districts like Budgam, Baramulla and Srinagar. Due to the growing business in Magam every commercial financial institution is approaching towards it, it has seven ATM machines and seven commercial Banks. Magam is also known as the gateway of

Gulmarg Gulmarg (), known as Gulmarag (; ) in Kashmiri, is a town, hill station, popular skiing destination, and notified area committee in the Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is located at a distance of from Baramulla and from Sri ...

which is a famous tourist destination in the world which is only away from it.

Demographics

, Magam had a population of 5,470, of which 18% is under 6 years of age. Magam has an average literacy rate of 51.22%, 27.28% lower than the national average of 78.5%. The male literacy rate in Magam is 57%, while the female rate is 42%.

Education

Magam has two higher secondary schools namely Government Boys Higher Secondary Institute, Government Girls Higher Secondary Institute. At the secondary level, it has Lucent International school ,R.M.P school , Green View Public High School,Government middle school for boys and girls (separate) Yagipora, Raheislam Educational Organisation, the New Convent School Lucent International School is a franchise based school of Dehradun that provides transport to all connected wide areas of district Budgam and

. These institutes offer teaching in the arts, science, and commerce streams. Government Degree College Magam was established in 2012. The college offers courses like BA, B.Com, and BBA. The College also hosts an IGNOU Study Centre (30026) where students get higher education through

distance learning Distance education, also known as distance learning, is the education of students who may not always be physically present at a school, or where the learner and the teacher are separated in both time and distance. Traditionally, this usually in ...

. A technical institute operates there. Himayat centres play a role in Magam to provide student internships.

Transport

Magam is well-connected with the State and District Highway roads; it is also connected by rail to Srinagar and Gulmarg.

Mazhom railway station Mazhom railway station, also known as Mazhama railway station, lies on Northern Railway Network Zone of Indian Railways. It is situated west of Srinagar on Gulmarg Road. It is the major railway stations in Budgam district. The station connec ...

is located from Magam. The town has a post office. Two bus stands provide transportation to adjoining areas. Magam is famous for tanga (a light horse-drawn two-wheeled vehicle). These tangas were first used by tourists to travel from Magam to

and for other local transport. These tangas can still be seen in Magam. Tonga ride is still known as Kings' ride.

References

{{Kashmir Valley Cities and towns in Budgam district