{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}} <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian cities for details --> {{Infobox settlement | name = Budgam | native_name = Badgom | native_name_lang = ks | other_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = Town | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = India Jammu and Kashmir#India#Asia | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India | coordinates = {{coord|34.015|N|74.722|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | subdivision_type1 = Union territory | subdivision_name1 = Jammu and Kashmir | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Budgam | established_title = <!-- Established --> | established_date = 1979 | founder = Ayatollah Aga Syed Yousuf Mosavi and Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah | named_for = | government_type = Democratic| | governing_body = Municipal Council | 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_rank = | area_total_km2 = 10.08 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 1610 | population_total = 15,338 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = Badgamin, Badgamia, Budgami | population_footnotes = <ref name=Census2011-town_pop/><ref name=PART_B_DCHB_BADGAM/> | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, 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 | archive-date=24 September 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924141909/http://risingkashmir.com/news/parliament-passes-jk-official-languages-bill-2020 | url-status=dead }}</ref> | demographics_type2 = Demographics | demographics2_title1 = 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_footnotes = <ref name=PART_B_DCHB_BADGAM/> | demographics2_title2 = Sex ratio | demographics2_info2 = 703.7 ♀/ 1000 ♂ <!-- 9,003 males, 6,335 females --> | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = <!-- PIN --> | postal_code = 191111 | registration_plate = JK 04 | website = {{URL|budgam.nic.in}} | footnotes = | official_name = The Municipal Council Of Budgam }} '''Budgam''' ({{IPA|ur|bəɖɡɑːm}}), 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, 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,<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== {{As of|2011}} India census, Budgam had a population of 15,338.<ref name=PART_B_DCHB_BADGAM/> There were 9,003 males (59%) and 6,335 females (41%).<ref name=PART_B_DCHB_BADGAM/> Of the population, 1,335 (8.7%) were age 0-6: 680 males (51%) and 655 females (49%).<ref name=PART_B_DCHB_BADGAM/> The literacy rate for the people over six was 73.0% (males 84.3%, females 56.4%).<ref name=PART_B_DCHB_BADGAM/>
About 25% of the Muslim population of Budgam district belong to Shia sect. {{bar box |title=Religions in Budgam |titlebar=#Fcd116 |left1=Religion |right1=Percent |float=right |bars= {{bar percent|Muslim|green|91}} {{bar percent|Hindu|orange|7.7}} {{bar percent|Sikhs|Darkkhaki|1.7}} {{bar percent|Others†|black|0.3}} |caption=Distribution of religions<br /> †<small>Includes Buddhists (<0.2%).</small> }}
{{Historical populations |source = <ref name=Census2011-town_pop/> |percentages=pagr | cols = 1 | 1911 | 1,065 | 2001 | 11,767 | 2011 | 15,338 }}
==Transport==
=== Road === Budgam is connected with National Highway 444 to rest of India.
=== Railways === Budgam railway station is in Ompora, which is {{convert|2.5|km|mi|abbr=on}} from Budgam. It is on the Jammu–Baramulla line.
==Municipal committee== '''Keys:''' {{legend2|#00BFFF|INC (6) |border=solid 1 px #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FF9933|BJP (4) |border=solid 1 px #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#146B23|''Vacant'' (3) |border=solid 1 px #AAAAAA}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" ! # ! Name ! Municipal Ward ! Reservation Status ! Party |- | 1 || Dilsahada Banoo || Ganie Mohalla || Women Open || bgcolor=#00BFFF|INC |- | 2 || Mehraj Ud Din Dar || Khanpora || Open || bgcolor=#00BFFF|INC |- | 3 || ''Vacant'' || Haknipora || Open || bgcolor=#ffffff|''N/A'' |- | 4 || Razia Hassan || Wahadatpora || Women Open || bgcolor=#00BFFF|INC |- | 5 || Mushtaq Ahmad Bhat || Bazar Mohalla || Open || bgcolor=#00BFFF|INC |- | 6 || Hakim Rohullah Gazi || Karipora || Open || bgcolor=#00BFFF|INC |- | 7 || Shahnaza Hussain || Narispora || Women Open || bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP |- | 8 || Samiullah Bhat || Housing Colony Ompora || Open || bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP |- | 9 || Gh. Rasool Bhat || Dobi Mohallah || Open || bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP |- | 10 || ''Vacant'' || Kaisie Mohalla || Women Open || bgcolor=#ffffff|''N/A'' |- | 11 || ''Vacant'' || Parray Angan || Open || bgcolor=#ffffff|''N/A'' |- | 12 || Hakim Rohulla Gazi || Kharpora || Open || bgcolor=#00BFFF|INC |- | 13 || Nisar Ahmad Najar || Mohanpora || Open || bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP |- |}
==See also == * Ganderbal * Srinagar * Dooniwari * Bagati Kani Pora * Pulwama * Ichigam * Wahabpora * Namtehal
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{url|http://www.budgam.nic.in|Official website of Budgam district}}
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