Budgam
Budgam Badgom | |
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The Municipal Council Of Budgam | |
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 | |
• Total | 15,338 |
• Density | 1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Badgamin, Badgamia, Budgami |
Languages | |
• Official | Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[3][4] |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 73.0% |
• Sex ratio | 703.7 ♀/ 1000 ♂ |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Vehicle registration | JK 04 |
Website | budgam |
Budgam (Urdu pronunciation: [bəɖɡɑːm]), 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[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.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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 |
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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]- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 24 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).
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