Badgam

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This article is about the municipality in India. For its namesake district, see Budgam district.
Budgam
town
Budgam
Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Coordinates: 34°01′04″N 74°43′11″E / 34.017823°N 74.7197°E / 34.017823; 74.7197Coordinates: 34°01′04″N 74°43′11″E / 34.017823°N 74.7197°E / 34.017823; 74.7197
Country  India
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Budgam
Elevation 1,610 m (5,280 ft)
Population (2001)
 • Total 15,932
Languages
 • Official Urdu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Budgam is a town and a notified area committee in Budgam district in the state of Jammu & Kashmir, India.

Geography

Budgam is located at 34°01′04″N 74°43′11″E / 34.017823°N 74.7197°E / 34.017823; 74.7197.[1] It has an average elevation of 1610 metres.

Tehsils of Budgam

Transport

Budgam has a station on the Kashmir Railway line called Rajwansher station.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[2] Budgam had a population of 15,932. Males constitute 69% of the population and females 31%. Budgam has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 81% of the males and 19% of females literate. 6% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Religions in Budgam
Religion Percent
Hindus
  
 4%
Muslims
  
 95%
sikhs
  
 0.7%
Others†
  
 0.3%
Distribution of religions
†Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (<0.2%).

References

  1. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Budgam
  2. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 

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