Ichgam , also known as Ichigam,[3] is a census town located in the Indian administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam district.
[6] As of 2011[update], 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.
The child sex ratio in Ichgam village is around 1,065 compared to a previous state average of 862.
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.
Imamia Public School is housed in the Educational Trust Kashmir owned, big three floor building.
It is also called Roza Hazrat Abul Fazel Abbass in the native language of the village.
In brick kilns, on playgrounds; anywhere we can see the children and adults of Ichgam playing cricket in mid summer.
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.
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.
[22] 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.
[24] Later on an FIR was filed by the Police Station Budgam and the routine of firing drill was closed by the administration.
Airtel, Bsnl, Vodafone, and Reliance Jio are the main telecom service providers in this area.