Budgam
Budgam
Badgom | |
|---|---|
| The Municipal Council Of Budgam | |
Budgam Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India Budgam Budgam (India) Budgam Budgam (Asia) | |
| Coordinates: 34°00′54″N 74°43′19″E / 34.015°N 74.722°E | |
| Country | India |
| Union territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Budgam |
| Established | 1979 |
| 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 (2011) | |
• Total | 15,338 |
| • Density | 1,522/km2 (3,941/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Badgamin, Badgamia, Budgami |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 73.0% |
| • Sex ratio | 703.7 ♀/ 1000 ♂ |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Postal code | 191111 |
| Vehicle registration | JK 04 |
| Website | budgam |
Budgam (Urdu pronunciation: [bəɖɡɑːm]), known as Badgom (Kashmiri pronunciation: [baɖɡoːm]; lit. 'big village') 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.