Budgam

Budgam
town
Budgam Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Coordinates: 34°00′54″N 74°43′19″E / 34.015°N 74.722°ECoordinates: 34°00′54″N 74°43′19″E / 34.015°N 74.722°E
Country	India
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Budgam
Elevation	1,610 m (5,280 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	753,745
Languages
• Official	Urdu
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Website	budgam.nic.in

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

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[1] 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%).

Transport

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

Tehsils of Budgam

• Beerwah
• Budgam
• Chadoora
• Khan Sahib
• Charari Sharief
• Khag

See also

• Ganderbal
• Srinagar
• Pulwama

External links

• Official website

References

1. "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.