Budgam

Budgam

Badgom
Budgam Badgom
Town
	The Municipal Council Of Budgam
	Budgam Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India Budgam Budgam (India) Budgam Budgam (Asia)
	Coordinates: 34°00′54″N 74°43′19″E / 34.015°N 74.722°E
Country	India
Union territory	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Budgam
Founded by	Ayatollah Aga Syed Yousuf Mosavi and Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah
Government
• Type	Democratic
• Body	Municipal Council
Area
• Total	10.08 km2 (3.89 sq mi)
Elevation	1,610 m (5,280 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	15,338
• Density	1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Badgamin, Badgamia, Budgami
Languages
• Official	Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English
Demographics
• Literacy	73.0%
• Sex ratio	703.7 ♀/ 1000 ♂
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	JK 04
Website	budgam.nic.in

Budgam (Urdu pronunciation: [bəɖɡaːm]), known as Badgom (Kashmiri pronunciation: [baɖɡoːm]; lit. 'big village')^[5] 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,^[1]^[6] but by the 2011 census it had a municipal committee.^[1]

Demographics

As of 2011^[update] India census, Budgam had a population of 15,338.^[2] There were 9,003 males (59%) and 6,335 females (41%).^[2] Of the population, 1,335 (8.7%) were age 0-6: 680 males (51%) and 655 females (49%).^[2] The literacy rate for the people over six was 73.0% (males 84.3%, females 56.4%).^[2]

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

Religions in Budgam
Religion			Percent
Hindus			8.5%
Muslims			91%
Sikhs			0.7%
Others†			0.3%
Distribution of religions †Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (<0.2%).

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1911	1,065	—
2001	11,767	+2.71%
2011	15,338	+2.69%
Source: ^[1]

Transport

Road

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

Railways

Budgam railway station is in Ompora, which is 2.5 km (1.6 mi) from Budgam. It is on the Jammu–Baramulla line.

Municipal committee

Keys: INC (6) BJP (4) Vacant (3)

#	Name	Municipal Ward	Reservation Status	Party
1	Dilsahada Banoo	Ganie Mohalla	Women Open	INC
2	Mehraj Ud Din Dar	Khanpora	Open	INC
3	Vacant	Haknipora	Open	N/A
4	Razia Hassan	Wahadatpora	Women Open	INC
5	Mushtaq Ahmad Bhat	Bazar Mohalla	Open	INC
6	Hakim Rohullah Gazi	Karipora	Open	INC
7	Shahnaza Hussain	Narispora	Women Open	BJP
8	Samiullah Bhat	Housing Colony Ompora	Open	BJP
9	Gh. Rasool Bhat	Dobi Mohallah	Open	BJP
10	Vacant	Kaisie Mohalla	Women Open	N/A
11	Vacant	Parray Angan	Open	N/A
12	Hakim Rohulla Gazi	Kharpora	Open	INC
13	Nisar Ahmad Najar	Mohanpora	Open	BJP

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e A-4 Towns And Urban Agglomerations Classified By Population Size Class In 2011 With Variation Since 1901. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India (Report).
Class - IV Population of 10,000 and 19,999 (Report).
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g District Census Handbook Badgam, Part B (PDF). Census of India 2011 (Report). 16 June 2014. pp. 22–23. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
^ "The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
^ "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
^ "History of Budgam". Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
^ "Table - 3: Population, population in the age group 0-6 and literates by sex - Cities/Towns (in alphabetic order): 2001". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
This gives the population of Budgam [Badgam] N.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).

External links

Official website of Budgam district

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[Census2011-town_pop-1] A-4 Towns And Urban Agglomerations Classified By Population Size Class In 2011 With Variation Since 1901. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India (Report).
Class - IV Population of 10,000 and 19,999 (Report).

[PART_B_DCHB_BADGAM-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g District Census Handbook Badgam, Part B (PDF). Census of India 2011 (Report). 16 June 2014. pp. 22–23. Retrieved 9 February 2021.

[OfficialLang-3] "The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.

[4] "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.

[5] "History of Budgam". Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2021.

[2001CensusProvisional-6] "Table - 3: Population, population in the age group 0-6 and literates by sex - Cities/Towns (in alphabetic order): 2001". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
This gives the population of Budgam [Badgam] N.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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v t e Budgam district
Subdivisions	Chadoora Khansahib Beerwah
Municipalities	Beerwah Budgam Magam Chadoora Khansahib Charari Sharief
Tehsils	Budgam Beerwah BK Pora Chadoora Charari Sharief Khag Khansahib Magam Narbal
Blocks	Budgam Beerwah BK Pora Chadoora Charari Sharief Khag Khansahib Narbal Rathsun Nagam Pakharpora Parnewa Soibugh SK Pora Sukhnag Waterhail Surasyar
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Villages	List of villages in Budgam district
Railway	Budgam railway station Mazhom railway station
Airport	Srinagar International Airport