Budgam








town in Jammu and Kashmir, India







































































Budgam
town
Nickname(s): 
Badgaon




Budgam is located in Jammu and Kashmir

Budgam

Budgam



Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India

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Budgam is located in India

Budgam

Budgam



Budgam (India)

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Coordinates: 34°00′54″N 74°43′19″E / 34.015°N 74.722°E / 34.015; 74.722Coordinates: 34°00′54″N 74°43′19″E / 34.015°N 74.722°E / 34.015; 74.722
Country
 India
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Budgam
Founded by
Ayatollah Aga Syed Yousuf Mosavi and Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah
Government

 • Type Democratic
 • Body Nagar Palika
Area

 • Total 1,300 km2 (500 sq mi)
Area rank 8
Elevation

1,610 m (5,280 ft)
Population
(2011)

 • Total 753,745
 • Density 580/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Languages

 • Official
Urdu and English
Time zone
UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration JK 04
Website budgam.nic.in

Budgam is a town and a notified area committee in Budgam district in the state of Jammu & Kashmir, India.




Contents






  • 1 Demographics


  • 2 Transport


    • 2.1 Road


    • 2.2 Railways




  • 3 Tehsils of Budgam


  • 4 See also


  • 5 External links


  • 6 References





Demographics


As of 2001[update] India census,[1] Budgam had a population of 15,932. Males constitute 69% of the population and females 31%. Budgam has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 81% of the males and 19% of females literate. 6% of the population is under 6 years of age.


About 25℅ of the Muslim population of Budgam district belong to Shia sect.


































Religions in Budgam
Religion Percent
Hindus
4%
Muslims
95%
Sikhs
0.7%
Others†
0.3%
Distribution of religions

Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (<0.2%).



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Transport



Road


Budgam is connected with National Highway 444 to rest of India.



Railways


Budgam has two Railway stations on the Jammu–Baramulla line called Budgam railway station (Ompora) and Mazhom railway station.



Tehsils of Budgam



  • Magam

  • Beerwah

  • Budgam

  • Chadoora

  • Khan Sahib

  • Charari Sharief

  • Khag



See also



  • Ganderbal

  • Srinagar

  • Pulwama



External links


  • Official website


References




  1. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}














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