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Budgam

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Place details

Locality: Badgam
Region: Jammu and Kashmir
Country: India
Population: 15,338
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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Settlement.utc_offset1: +5:30
Settlement.timezone1: IST
Settlement.name: Budgam
Settlement.native_name: Badgom
Settlement.native_name_lang: ks
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Jammu and Kashmir#India#Asia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Union territory
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Jammu and Kashmir
Settlement.subdivision_type2

Wikidata facts

Instance of: human settlement
Official name: بَڈگوم
Country: India
Located in: Budgam district
Population: +15338
Area: +1300
Elevation: +1610
Time zone: UTC+05:30
Capital of: Budgam district
Official website: www.budgam.nic.in

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Demographics
Transport
Road
Railways
Municipal committee
See also
References
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Budgam (), known as Badgom (; ) 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, but by the 2011 census it had a municipal committee.

==Demographics== India 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%).