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

district is a

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in the

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n-administered union territory of

Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir may refer to: * Kashmir, the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent * Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), a region administered by India as a union territory * Jammu and Kashmir (state), a region administered ...

. Created in 1979 with its headquarters at

, it is the district with the largest population of

Shias Shīʿa Islam or Shīʿīsm is the second-largest branch of Islam. It holds that the Islamic prophet Muhammad designated ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib as his successor (''khalīfa'') and the Imam (spiritual and political leader) after him, most ...

in the

Kashmir valley The Kashmir Valley, also known as the ''Vale of Kashmir'', is an intermontane valley concentrated in the Kashmir Division of the Indian- union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The valley is bounded on the southwest by the Pir Panjal Range and ...

Administration

Budgam district is the closest district to the union territory capital

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 ...

(11 km). Budgam district came into existence in 1979, prior to which it was part of Srinagar district. In former times, Budgam was a part of

Baramulla district Baramulla district or Varmul (in Kashmiri) is one of the 20 districts in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Baramulla town is the administrative headquarters of this district. The district covered an area of in 2001, but it wa ...

, when Srinagar itself was a constituent of the

Anantnag district Anantnag district is a district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is one of ten districts which make up the Kashmir Valley. The district headquarters is Anantnag city. As of 2011, it was the third most populous district ...

. It was then known as tehsil Sri Pratap. Historical records suggests that Budgam was also referred to as Pargana Deesu. According to the well-known chronicler Khawaja Azam Demari, the area was also known as Deedmarbag. Budgam district borders the districts of Baramullah and Srinagar in the north, Pulwama in the south and Poonch in the south west. In 2008, Budgam district consisted of eight blocks. Currently, the district consists of seventeen blocks: Beerwah,

, B.K.Pora,

Chadoora Chadoora (Kashmiri language, کٲشُر: ژوڈُر) is a town and a Municipal committee in Budgam district in Indian administered States and union territories of India, union territory of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir ...

Charari Sharief Charar-i-Sharief (variously spelled Chrar-e-Sharif, Charari Shareef, etc.) (, known as Tsrar-i-Sharif () in Kashmiri, is a town and a notified area committee in Budgam district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. The t ...

, Khag, Khansahib, Nagam, Narbal, Pakherpora, Parnewa,

Rathsoon Rathsun or Rathsoon is a village and block located in the Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam district. It is situated at the base of the Pir Panjal Range of the Himalayas. It falls under the administrative division o ...

, Soibugh, Sukhnag, Surasyar, S.K.Pora and Waterhail. Each block consists of a number of

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s. The district is subdivided into the nine

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 adminis ...

s of

Tehsil, Magam tehsil, Beerwah Tehsil, Budgam Tehsil,

Tehsil, Khansahib Tehsil, Khag Tehsil, BK Pora Tehsil and Narbal Tehsil.

Other details

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Budgam district has a

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of 735,753 roughly equal to the nation of

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or the US state of

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, making it 494th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 24.14%. Badgam has a

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of 883

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for every 1000 males, and a

literacy rate Literacy in its broadest sense describes "particular ways of thinking about and doing reading and writing" with the purpose of understanding or expressing thoughts or ideas in written form in some specific context of use. In other words, huma ...

of 56.08% (males 66.30%, females 44.85%), an increase from 42.20% (males 53.13%, females 30.29%) in 2001. Literacy is higher in urban areas (average 68.87%, male 79.46%, female 55.38%) than in rural areas (average 54.01%, male 64.00%, female 43.29%). At the time of the

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, 94.78% of the population in the district spoke

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and 3.01%

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as their first language.

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s form 20% of Budgam district's population; almost 90% of the urban population of the district are Shia, whilst the majority of the rural population of the district are

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Education

There are 590 schools in Budgam, both

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and

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, 33 of which are Higher Secondary Schools. There are Government Degree Colleges at; There are 590 schools in Budgam, both

and

, 33 of which are Higher Secondary Schools.↵There are 6 Government Degree Colleges at; # Government Degree College Beerwah # Government Degree College Khansahib # Government Degree College Magam # Sheikh ul Aalam Memorial Degree College Budgam # Model Degree College Chrar e Sharif # Government Degree College chadoora.

Railways

Budgam district has three railway stations:

, Nadigam and Mazhom, which are all 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 sta ...

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 located 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 m ...

town nearly from Budgam's district headquarters and from

's city centre, Lalchowk. It is the biggest railway station in Kashmir division. This railway station has the administrative head controlling the rail service in the Kashmir valley.

Health care

mainly rely on the Hospitals of Capital City Of

But Contain One

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In Budgam City One Sub District Hospitals respectively in Beerwah ,

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, Magam,

.Outside Budgam railway station, there is a big hospital, named Ibn-Sina Hospital, which is Budgam district's first private hospital.

Attractions

Doodhpathri southwest Jammu Kashmir India (8)

contains the only

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at ''

Ichgam Ichgam , also known as Ichigam, is a census town located in the Indian administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam district. It falls under the administrative division of tehsil Budgam, one of the nine tehsils of district Bud ...

''. The district's main tourist attractions are Doodhpathri,

Yusmarg Yusmarg or Yousmarg (meaning 'Meadow of Jesus') is a hill station in the western part of Kashmir Valley in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is situated south of Srinagar the capital of the state. Yousmarg provides space for ...

, Tosamaidan, Nilnag, Khag and Pehjan. District Budgam offers many stunning locales and has tremendous tourism potential that has largely remained untapped so far. The attractive places that can be visited are Doodhpathri, Yousmarg, Tosamaidan, Nilnag and Khag. Kani Shawl adomed the caesar's court and was looked upon by Mughals and later by Nawabs as mark of nobility. In 1776,

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presented a Kani shawl to his wife Josephine and with that took off a new fashion trend in Europe. The revered shrine of Sheikh Noor-ud-din Wali can also be found in the Charari Sharief Tehsil of Budgam district. Asia's oldest/largest Chinar resides at Chattergam Budgam.

Aga Sahib Shrine Aga Sahib Shrine or Ziyarat e Sarkaar or Aga Mehdi Shrine is a religious place of Kashmiri Muslims located at Budgam Budgam (), known as Badgom (; ) in Kashmiri, is a town in Budgam district in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Indi ...

and

Tomb of Shams-ud-Din Araqi Tomb of Mir Shams-ud-Din Araqi or Ziyarat e Mir Shams-ud-Din Araqi or Araqi Shrine is a religious site of Kashmiri Muslims located at Chadoora, Budgam. In this shrine there is buried Mir Shams-ud-Din Araqi and Malik Hyder, a Kashmiri Historian. Th ...

are also situated in this district.

Notable people

* Nund Rishi, * Shamas Faqir, * Samad Mir, *

Aga Syed Yusuf Al-Moosavi Al-Safavi Syed Yousuf Al-Moosavi Al-Safavi (1904 – 29 August 1982) ( ur, آغا سید یوسف الموسوی الصفوی) was a Kashmiri religious scholar and leader of Shia Muslims. He founded the influential Anjuman-e-Sharie organization. Ea ...

, * Mir Shams-ud-Din Araqi *

Aga Syed Mohammad Fazlullah Aga Syed Mohammad Fazlullah Al-Moosavi Al-Safavi (26 November 1947 – 29 January 2018) was a Kashmiri Shia Scholar and cleric. He was the son of Aga Syed Yusuf Al-Moosavi Al-Safavi, president of Anjuman Sharie Shiyan (B), a member of the Worl ...

* Aga Mir Syed Mohammad Baqir Mosavi *

Aga Syed Mustafa Al-Moosavi Mustafa Al-Moosavi Al-Safvi (2 February 1918 – 21 August 2002) widely known as Aga Sahab ( ur, آغا صاحب) was a Kashmiri Shia Muslim cleric, Islamic Jurist, Islamic scholar, philanthropist and former President of Anjuman-e-Sharie Shiya ...

Aga Syed Mehdi Aga Syed Mehdi (19 February 1959 – 3 November 2000) was a prominent Kashmiri Shia leader and social activist. He was son of Aga Syed Mustafa Moosavi. He was assassinated in an IED blast on Friday 3 November 2000. Life and education ...

* Aga Syed Mohsin

References

External links

Official website of Budgam district

Risingkashmir.in

Greaterkashmir.com

Kashmirtimes.com

Kashmirmonitor.org

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