# Budgam > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Budgam > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Budgam.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budgam > Source revision: 1347078525 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Budgam | native_name = Badgom | native_name_lang = ks | other_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = [Town](/source/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](/source/States_and_territories_of_India) | subdivision_name1 = [Jammu and Kashmir](/source/Jammu_and_Kashmir_(union_territory)) | subdivision_type2 = [District](/source/List_of_districts_of_India) | subdivision_name2 = [Budgam](/source/Budgam_district) | established_title = | established_date = 1979 | founder = [Ayatollah Aga Syed Yousuf Mosavi](/source/Ayatollah_Aga_Syed_Yousuf_Mosavi) and [Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah](/source/Sheikh_Mohammad_Abdullah) | named_for = | government_type = [Democratic](/source/Democracy)| | governing_body = [Municipal Council](/source/Municipal_Council) | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = {{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}}
{{cite report |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/CLASS%20IV.xlsx |title=Class - IV Population of 10,000 and 19,999}}{{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}} | 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 = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = [Kashmiri](/source/Kashmiri_language), [Urdu](/source/Urdu), [Hindi](/source/Hindi), [Dogri](/source/Dogri_language), English{{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}}{{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 }} | demographics_type2 = Demographics | demographics2_title1 = [Literacy](/source/Literacy_in_India) | demographics2_info1 = 73.0% | demographics2_footnotes = | demographics2_title2 = [Sex ratio](/source/Human_sex_ratio) | demographics2_info2 = 703.7 [♀](/source/female)/ 1000 [♂](/source/male) | timezone1 = [IST](/source/Indian_Standard_Time) | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = | 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}}){{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 }} in [Kashmiri](/source/Kashmiri_language), is a town in [Budgam district](/source/Budgam_district) in the union territory of [Jammu and Kashmir](/source/Jammu_and_Kashmir_(union_territory)), India. In the 2001 census, it was recorded as having a [notified area committee](/source/notified_area_committee),{{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}}
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). but by the 2011 census it had a municipal committee. ==Demographics== {{As of|2011}} India [census](/source/census), 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](/source/Budgam_district) belong to Shia sect. {{bar box |title=Religions in Budgam |titlebar=#Fcd116 |left1=Religion |right1=Percent |float=right |bars= {{bar percent|[Muslim](/source/Muslim)|green|91}} {{bar percent|[Hindu](/source/Hindu)|orange|7.7}} {{bar percent|[Sikhs](/source/sikhism)|Darkkhaki|1.7}} {{bar percent|Others†|black|0.3}} |caption=Distribution of religions
†Includes [Buddhists](/source/Buddhism) (<0.2%). }} {{Historical populations |source = |percentages=pagr | cols = 1 | 1911 | 1,065 | 2001 | 11,767 | 2011 | 15,338 }} ==Transport== === Road === Budgam is connected with [National Highway 444](/source/National_Highway_444_(India)) to rest of India. === Railways === [Budgam railway station](/source/Budgam_railway_station) is in [Ompora](/source/Ompora), which is {{convert|2.5|km|mi|abbr=on}} from Budgam. It is on the [Jammu–Baramulla line](/source/Jammu%E2%80%93Baramulla_line). ==Municipal committee== '''Keys:''' {{legend2|#00BFFF|[INC](/source/Indian_National_Congress) (6) |border=solid 1 px #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FF9933|[BJP](/source/Bhartiya_Janata_Party) (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](/source/Indian_National_Congress) |- | 2 || Mehraj Ud Din Dar || Khanpora || Open || bgcolor=#00BFFF|[INC](/source/Indian_National_Congress) |- | 3 || ''Vacant'' || Haknipora || Open || bgcolor=#ffffff|''N/A'' |- | 4 || Razia Hassan || Wahadatpora || Women Open || bgcolor=#00BFFF|[INC](/source/Indian_National_Congress) |- | 5 || Mushtaq Ahmad Bhat || Bazar Mohalla || Open || bgcolor=#00BFFF|[INC](/source/Indian_National_Congress) |- | 6 || Hakim Rohullah Gazi || Karipora || Open || bgcolor=#00BFFF|[INC](/source/Indian_National_Congress) |- | 7 || Shahnaza Hussain || Narispora || Women Open || bgcolor=#FF9933|[BJP](/source/BJP) |- | 8 || Samiullah Bhat || Housing Colony Ompora || Open || bgcolor=#FF9933|[BJP](/source/BJP) |- | 9 || Gh. Rasool Bhat || Dobi Mohallah || Open || bgcolor=#FF9933|[BJP](/source/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](/source/Indian_National_Congress) |- | 13 || Nisar Ahmad Najar || Mohanpora || Open || bgcolor=#FF9933|[BJP](/source/BJP) |- |} ==See also == * [Ganderbal](/source/Ganderbal) * [Srinagar](/source/Srinagar) * [Dooniwari](/source/Dooniwari) * [Bagati Kani Pora](/source/Bagati_Kani_Pora) * [Pulwama](/source/Pulwama) * [Ichigam](/source/Ichigam) * [Wahabpora](/source/Wahabpora) * [Namtehal](/source/Namtehal) ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{url|http://www.budgam.nic.in|Official website of Budgam district}} {{Jammu and Kashmir topics}} {{Municipalities of Jammu and Kashmir}} {{Kashmir Valley}} {{Budgam district}} Category:Cities and towns in Budgam district Category:Tehsils of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory) {{JammuKashmir-geo-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Budgam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budgam) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budgam?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.