Budgam (), known as Badgom (; )
in
Kashmiri, is a town 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
Budg ...
in the union territory of
Jammu and Kashmir, India. In the 2001 census, it was recorded as having a
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 ...
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This gives the population of Budgam adgamN.A.C. in the 2001 census as 15,932 (10,948 male, 4,984 female), with 1,002 aged 0-6 (491 male, 511 female), and 10,894 literates (8,816 male, 2,078 female).[
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Demographics
India census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses in ...
, Budgam had a population of 15,338.[ There were 9,003 males (59%) and 6,335 females (41%).][ Of the population, 1,335 (8.7%) were age 0-6: 680 males (51%) and 655 females (49%).][ The literacy rate for the people over six was 73.0% (males 84.3%, females 56.4%).][
About 25℅ of the Muslim population of ]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
Budg ...
belong to Shia sect.
Transport
Road
Budgam is connected with National Highway 444 to rest of India.
Railways
Budgam railway station is in Ompora, which is from Budgam. It is on the Jammu–Baramulla line.
Municipal committee
Keys:
See also
* Ganderbal
Ganderbal is a town and a municipality committee in Ganderbal district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the headquarters of Ganderbal district.It is in Central Kashmir, it has an average elevation of 1,619 metres (5,3 ...
* Srinagar
* Dooniwari
* Bagati Kani Pora
* Pulwama
Pulwama (known as Panwangam in antiquity, and later as Pulgam) is a City and notified area council in the Pulwama district of the Indian-administered territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is located approximately south of the summer capital of ...
* Ichigam
* Wahabpora
References
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Cities and towns in Budgam district
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