Ichgam#Schools in Ichgam#IPS Ichgam

{{As of|2011}}, 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 child sex ratio in Ichgam village is around 1,065 compared to a previous state average of 862. Literacy rate 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%.{{efn|This information about Ichgam is as per the reports released by the Government of Jammu and Kashmir in 2011 in accordance with the census of India.}}{{Cite web|last=Population|first=Ichgam|date=18 January 2021|title=Population of Class V Census Towns and Villages in India|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A4.html|access-date=18 January 2021|website=Census of India}}

The total area of Ichgam is {{cvt|4.64|km2}}. It is located at {{coord|33.9859|N|74.7527|E}}, at an elevation of {{cvt|1622|m}} above the sea level. Its distance from the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, Srinagar, is {{cvt|19|km}}. The Srinagar International Airport is located near to the village 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.{{cite web| title= GBHSS Ichgam (Dreygam) |url=https://schools.org.in/badgam/01040900603/bhss-ichigam.html|access-date=26 January 2021| website= Schools}} 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.{{cite web| title=BHSS Ichgam, UDISE Plus| url=https://src.udiseplus.gov.in/searchSchool/byUdiseCodeAndSchoolOnSearchPage| website=UDISE Plus| access-date=26 January 2021| archive-date=17 June 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220617094347/https://src.udiseplus.gov.in/searchSchool/byUdiseCodeAndSchoolOnSearchPage| url-status=dead}} The school is co-educational and consists of the classes from nine (9th) to twelve (12th).{{Cite web|title=Schools in Budgam|url=http://ceobudgam.in/Downloads/16.pdf|website=ceobudgam.in|access-date=26 January 2021|archive-date=31 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131133343/http://ceobudgam.in/Downloads/16.pdf|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=BHSS Ichgam|url=http://jkeducation.gov.in/86%2520of%25202019.pdf|access-date=26 January 2021|website=JK Education}}{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web|url=http://mospi.nic.in/sites/default/files/economic-census/Directories_of_Establishment/Rural_01.pdf|title=Directory of Schools|access-date=26 January 2021|website=mospi.nic.in}}

File:Gate of GBHSS Ichgam.jpg

Imamia Public School (IPS) Ichgam is managed and run by Educational Trust Kashmir (ETK), the organization that runs many schools in the Kashmir valley 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. Its UDISE code is 01040900606.{{cite web| title=IPS Ichgam, UDISE Plus| url=https://src.udiseplus.gov.in/searchSchool/byUdiseCodeAndSchoolOnSearchPage| website=UDISE Plus| access-date=26 January 2021| archive-date=17 June 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220617094347/https://src.udiseplus.gov.in/searchSchool/byUdiseCodeAndSchoolOnSearchPage| url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=UDISE codes of Schools of Budgam|url=http://udise.in/Downloads/School%20Directory/J&K.htm|access-date=26 January 2021|website= UDISE}} 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. {{cite web |title=IPS Ichgam, Educational Trust Kashmir |url=http://educationaltrustkashmir.com/etk-schools/ips-ichgam |publisher=Education Trust Kashmir |access-date=26 January 2021 |location=Ichgam |archive-date=21 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121043614/http://educationaltrustkashmir.com/etk-schools/ips-ichgam |url-status=dead }}

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• 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 {{cite web|url=https://www.icbse.com/search?qc=sitewide&q=Ichigam|title=Schools in Ichgam,Budgam, J&K|website=icbse|access-date=26 January 2021}}{{cite web|title=Schools in Ichgam|url=https://study4sure.com/institutes/schools/jammu-and-kashmir/budgam/school.php?place=Ichigam|access-date=26 January 2021|website=study4sure}}

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.{{Cite web|title=PHC Ichgam Primary Health Center - Address and Reviews - Govt. Building, Kalbal Ichigam, Near Imi Middle School, Budgam, Badgam, Jammu & Kashmir - Phone Number|url=https://www.aarogya.us/hospitals/phc-ichgam-primary-health-center|access-date=2021-01-17|website=aarogya.us|language=en}}

File:PHC Ichgam in January 2021.jpg

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 Shia sect of Islam visit here. It is one of the biggest landmark in the village.{{Cite web|title=Roza Hazrat Abul Fazel Abbas a.s Ichigam|url=https://vymaps.com/IN/Roza-Hazrat-Abul-Fazel-Abbas-A-s-Ichigam-1028476397320452/|access-date=2021-01-17|website=vymaps}}

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Cricket, football, and badminton 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.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}

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Ichgam town falls on Budgam- Khansahib 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 Budgam 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.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}

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.

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 {{cvt|2.5|km}} away from district headquarters, Budgam.

The nearest airport to Ichgam is Srinagar International Airport, also called Budgam Airbase.

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 . 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.{{Cite web|last=correspondent|first=Reader|date=2020-12-11|title=Woman injured during 'stray bullet' from IAF firing range in Budgam village|url=https://kashmirreader.com/2020/12/11/woman-injured-during-stray-bullet-from-iaf-firing-range-in-budgam-village/|access-date=2021-02-07|website=Kashmir Reader}} 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.{{Cite web|date=2020-12-20|title=Protest against bullet injury to woman in Budgam village|url=https://kmsnews.org/news/2020/12/20/protest-against-bullet-injury-to-woman-in-budgam-village/|access-date=2021-02-07|website=Kashmir Media Service}} 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.{{Cite web|title=locals protest in Budgam village Archives|url=https://kashmirage.net/tag/locals-protest-in-budgam-village/|access-date=2021-02-07|website=Kashmir Age|language=en-US}} Many people (men and women) blocked the Budgam-Khansahib and Budgam-Chadoora road demanding a quick action against Air force personnel who are involved in the incident.{{Cite web|last=Haq|first=Naveed ul|date=|title=Woman {{sic|recie|ves|nolink=y}} bullet injury, locals protest in Budgam village {{!}} KNO|url=http://www.kashmirnewsobserver.com/trending/woman-recieves-bullet-injury-locals-protest-in-budgam-village-kno-53091|access-date=2021-02-07|website=Kashmir News Observer}} Many officials including Deputy Commissioner Budgam, SHO Budgam and the Tehsildar also visited the place after and during the protests.{{Cite web|title='Every House Hit by Bullets': Budgam Villagers Protest Against Air Force's Firing Drills|url=https://thewire.in/rights/every-house-hit-by-bullets-budgam-villagers-protest-against-air-forces-firing-drills|website=thewire.in}}

Later on an FIR was filed by the Police Station Budgam and the routine of firing drill was closed by the administration.{{Cite web|url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/front-page-2/woman-injured-by-bullet-from-air-force-firing-range-in-budgam/|title=Woman injured by bullet from Air Force firing range in Budgam|date=11 December 2020|website=Greater Kashmir}}{{Cite web|url=https://thekashmirwalla.com/2020/12/65-year-old-woman-injured-after-hit-by-stray-bullet-in-budgam/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211074219/https://thekashmirwalla.com/2020/12/65-year-old-woman-injured-after-hit-by-stray-bullet-in-budgam/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=11 December 2020|title=65-year-old woman injured after hit by "stray" bullet in Budgam|website=The Kashmirwalla|date=11 December 2020}}

The Ichgam village is connected through telecom services to the entire world. Airtel, Bsnl, Vodafone, and Reliance Jio are the main telecom service providers in this area. On 21 February 2018, Aircel stopped its services in the whole country. The local subscribers also affected in this village.{{cite web |title=34 lakh mobile subscribers in lurch: Is Aircel going Tata Tele way in J&K;? |url=http://m.greaterkashmir.com/news/business/34-lakh-mobile-subscribers-in-lurch-is-aircel-going-tata-tele-way-in-j-k/276671.html |website=Greater Kashmir |access-date=26 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180223171516/http://m.greaterkashmir.com/news/business/34-lakh-mobile-subscribers-in-lurch-is-aircel-going-tata-tele-way-in-j-k/276671.html |archive-date=23 February 2018}}

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1. [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/312921/Vale-of-Kashmir Vale of Kashmir]
2. [http://budgam.nic.in/ Official Website of Budgam District]
3. {{URL|http://educationaltrustkashmir.com/|Official Website of Educational Trust Kashmir}}

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