Budgam (), known as Badgom (; )
in
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People with the name
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, 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
Bud ...
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 ...
,
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 incl ...
, 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
Bud ...
belong to Shia sect.
Transport
Road
Budgam is connected with National Highway 444 to rest of India.
Railways
Budgam railway station
Budgam railway station (also spelled Badgam) is a station on Northern Railway Network of Indian Railways. This station is the headquarter of Jammu–Baramulla line network. It is located in Ompora, a town in Budgam district nearly from main ...
is in Ompora
Ompora, locally known as "''Wompur''", is a municipality area of district Budgam. It is from the city centre, Lal Chowk. It is located on the Srinagar-Budgam road, roughly from Airport road. It is one of the highly populated area of Budgam ...
, which is from Budgam. It is on the Jammu–Baramulla line
The Jammu–Baramulla line is a railway track being laid to connect the Kashmir Valley in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir with Jammu railway station and thence to the rest of the country. The 356 km railway track will star ...
.
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, ...
* 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 ...
* Dooniwari
Dooniwari ( ur, ڈونی وادی) or Dooniwara ( ur, ڈونی وارہ) is a village in Budgam district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, situated away from Srinagar city and away from Budgam
Budgam (), known as Badgo ...
* Bagati Kani Pora
Bagati Kani Pora or B.K. Pora is a village and municipality in Budgam district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census of India, Wavoora has 694 households. The literacy rate of B.K. 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
Ichgam , also known as Ichigam, is a census town located in the Indian administered States and union territories of India, union territory of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam district. It falls under the administr ...
* Wahabpora
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Cities and towns in Budgam district
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