Budgam (), known as Badgom (; )
in
Kashmiri Kashmiri may refer to:
* People or things related to the Kashmir Valley or the broader region of Kashmir
* Kashmiris, an ethnic group native to the Kashmir Valley
* Kashmiri language, their language
People with the name
* Kashmiri Saikia Barua ...
, is a town in
Budgam district in the 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 ...
, India. In the 2001 census, it was recorded as having a
notified area committee,
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 belong to Shia sect.
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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
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 ...
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Municipal committee
Keys:
See also
* Ganderbal
* Srinagar
* Dooniwari
* Bagati Kani Pora
* Pulwama
* Ichigam
* Wahabpora
Wahabpora is a village in district Budgam in Indian administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Situated on the banks of Aihaji River (Bada Ara/Gam kuel), Wahabpora is about away from the district headquarters Budgam and from ...
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Cities and towns in Budgam district
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