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| name                           = Budgam
| name                     = Budgam
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| subdivision_type1       = [[States and territories of India|Union territory]]
| subdivision_name1               = [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| subdivision_name1       = [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| subdivision_type2               = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_type2       = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2               = [[Budgam district|Budgam]]
| subdivision_name2       = [[Budgam district|Budgam]]
| established_title               = <!-- Established -->
| established_title       = <!-- Established -->
| established_date               = 1979
| established_date         = 1979
| founder                         = [[Ayatollah Aga Syed Yousuf Mosavi]] and [[Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah]]
| founder                 = [[Ayatollah Aga Syed Yousuf Mosavi]] and [[Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah]]
| named_for                       =  
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| government_type                 = [[Democracy|Democratic]]|
| government_type         = [[Democracy|Democratic]]|
| governing_body                 = [[Nagar Palika]]
| governing_body           = [[Municipal Council]]
| unit_pref                       = Metric
| unit_pref               = Metric
| area_footnotes                 = <ref name=Census2011-town_pop>{{cite report |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A4.html |title=A-4 Towns And Urban Agglomerations Classified By Population Size Class In 2011 With Variation Since 1901 |work=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India}}<br />{{cite report |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/CLASS%20IV.xlsx |title=Class - IV Population of 10,000 and 19,999}}</ref><ref name=PART_B_DCHB_BADGAM>{{cite report |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0102_PART_B_DCHB_BADGAM.pdf |pages=22–23 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Badgam, Part B |date=16 June 2014|access-date=9 February 2021}}</ref>
| area_footnotes           = <ref name=Census2011-town_pop>{{cite report |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A4.html |title=A-4 Towns And Urban Agglomerations Classified By Population Size Class In 2011 With Variation Since 1901 |work=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India}}<br />{{cite report |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/CLASS%20IV.xlsx |title=Class - IV Population of 10,000 and 19,999}}</ref><ref name=PART_B_DCHB_BADGAM>{{cite report |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0102_PART_B_DCHB_BADGAM.pdf |pages=22–23 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Badgam, Part B |date=16 June 2014|access-date=9 February 2021}}</ref>
| area_rank                       =  
| area_rank               =  
| area_total_km2                 = 10.08
| area_total_km2           = 10.08
| elevation_footnotes             =  
| elevation_footnotes     =  
| elevation_m                     = 1610
| elevation_m             = 1610
| population_total               = 15,338
| population_total         = 15,338
| population_as_of               = 2011
| population_as_of         = 2011
| population_rank                 =  
| population_rank         =  
| population_density_km2         = auto
| population_density_km2   = auto
| population_demonym             = Badgamin, Badgamia, Budgami
| population_demonym       = Badgamin, Badgamia, Budgami
| population_footnotes           = <ref name=Census2011-town_pop/><ref name=PART_B_DCHB_BADGAM/>
| population_footnotes     = <ref name=Census2011-town_pop/><ref name=PART_B_DCHB_BADGAM/>
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| demographics_type1       = Languages
| demographics1_title1           = Official
| demographics1_title1     = Official
| demographics1_info1             = [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]], [[Urdu]], [[Hindi]], [[Dogri language|Dogri]], English<ref name="OfficialLang">{{cite web |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2020/222037.pdf |title=The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020 |publisher=The Gazette of India|date=27 September 2020 |access-date=27 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020 | work=Rising Kashmir | date=23 September 2020| url=http://risingkashmir.com/news/parliament-passes-jk-official-languages-bill-2020 | access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref>
| demographics1_info1     = [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]], [[Urdu]], [[Hindi]], [[Dogri language|Dogri]], English<ref name="OfficialLang">{{cite web |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2020/222037.pdf |title=The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020 |publisher=The Gazette of India|date=27 September 2020 |access-date=27 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020 | work=Rising Kashmir | date=23 September 2020| url=http://risingkashmir.com/news/parliament-passes-jk-official-languages-bill-2020 | access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref>
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| demographics_type2       = Demographics
| demographics2_title1           = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics2_title1     = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics2_info1             = 73.0% <!-- 10,225 literate people, population 15,338, of which 1,335 age 0-6, so 14,003 over 6. Percentage is No literate people divided by No people over 6.-->
| demographics2_info1     = 73.0% <!-- 10,225 literate people, population 15,338, of which 1,335 age 0-6, so 14,003 over 6. Percentage is No literate people divided by No people over 6.-->
| demographics2_footnotes         = <ref name=PART_B_DCHB_BADGAM/>
| demographics2_footnotes = <ref name=PART_B_DCHB_BADGAM/>
| demographics2_title2           = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]
| demographics2_title2     = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]
| demographics2_info2             = 703.7 [[female|♀]]/ 1000 [[male|♂]] <!-- 9,003 males, 6,335 females -->
| demographics2_info2     = 703.7 [[female|♀]]/ 1000 [[male|♂]] <!-- 9,003 males, 6,335 females -->
| timezone1                       = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| timezone1               = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1                     = +5:30
| utc_offset1             = +5:30
| postal_code_type               = <!-- [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] -->
| postal_code_type         = <!-- [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] -->
| postal_code                     = 191111
| postal_code             = 191111
| registration_plate             = JK 04
| registration_plate       = JK 04
| website                         = {{URL|budgam.nic.in}}
| website                 = {{URL|budgam.nic.in}}
| footnotes                       =  
| footnotes               =  
| official_name                   =  
| official_name           = The Municipal Council Of Budgam
}}
}}
'''Budgam''' ({{IPA-ur|bəɖɡaːm}})''',''' known as '''Badgom''' ({{IPA-ks|baɖɡoːm}} ; {{lit|big village}})<ref>{{Cite web|title=History of Budgam|url=https://budgam.nic.in/history/|url-status=live|access-date=21 February 2021}}</ref> in [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]]''',''' is a town in [[Budgam district]] in the union territory of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], India. In the 2001 census it was recorded as having a [[notified area committee]],<ref name=Census2011-town_pop/><ref name=2001CensusProvisional>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=16 June 2004|title= Table - 3: Population, population in the age group 0-6 and literates by sex - Cities/Towns (in alphabetic order): 2001|access-date=1 November 2008|publisher= Census Commission of India}}<br />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).</ref> but by the 2011 census it had a municipal committee.<ref name=Census2011-town_pop/>
'''Budgam''' ({{IPA-ur|bəɖɡaːm}}), known as '''Badgom''' ({{IPA-ks|baɖɡoːm}}; {{lit|big village}})<ref>{{Cite web|title=History of Budgam|url=https://budgam.nic.in/history/|url-status=live|access-date=21 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812081757/https://budgam.nic.in/history/ |archive-date=12 August 2019 }}</ref> in [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]], is a town in [[Budgam district]] in the union territory of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], India. In the 2001 census, it was recorded as having a [[notified area committee]],<ref name=Census2011-town_pop/><ref name=2001CensusProvisional>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=16 June 2004|title= Table - 3: Population, population in the age group 0-6 and literates by sex - Cities/Towns (in alphabetic order): 2001|access-date=1 November 2008|publisher= Census Commission of India}}<br />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).</ref> but by the 2011 census it had a municipal committee.<ref name=Census2011-town_pop/>


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
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Latest revision as of 06:12, 20 April 2022

This article is about the municipality in India. For its namesake district, see Budgam district.
Budgam
Badgom
Town
The Municipal Council Of Budgam
Budgam is located in Jammu and Kashmir
Budgam
Budgam
Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Budgam is located in India
Budgam
Budgam
Budgam (India)
Budgam is located in Asia
Budgam
Budgam
Budgam (Asia)
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
Union territoryJammu and Kashmir
DistrictBudgam
Founded byAyatollah Aga Syed Yousuf Mosavi and Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah
Government
 • TypeDemocratic
 • BodyMunicipal Council
Area
[1][2]
 • Total10.08 km2 (3.89 sq mi)
Elevation
1,610 m (5,280 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1][2]
 • Total15,338
 • Density1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Badgamin, Badgamia, Budgami
Languages
 • OfficialKashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[3][4]
Demographics
[2]
 • Literacy73.0%
 • Sex ratio703.7 ♀/ 1000 ♂
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationJK 04
Websitebudgam.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[edit]

As of 2011 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
YearPop.±% p.a.
1911 1,065—    
2001 11,767+2.71%
2011 15,338+2.69%
Source: [1]

Transport[edit]

Road[edit]

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

Railways[edit]

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[edit]

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

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 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).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 District Census Handbook Badgam, Part B (PDF). Census of India 2011 (Report). 16 June 2014. pp. 22–23. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  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.
  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).

External links[edit]

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