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Budgam

Town in Jammu and Kashmir, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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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]

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Demographics

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.

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Transport

Road

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

Railways

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

Keys:   INC (6)   BJP (4)   Vacant (3)

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