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This article is about the municipality in India. For its namesake district, see Budgam district.
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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Budgam
Badgom | |
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The Municipal Council Of Budgam | |
Coordinates: 34.015°N 74.722°E / 34.015; 74.722 | |
Country | India |
Union territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
District | Budgam |
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 | |
• Total | 15,338 |
• Density | 1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Badgamin, Badgamia, Budgami |
Languages | |
• Official | Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[3][4] |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 73.0% |
• Sex ratio | 703.7 ♀/ 1000 ♂ |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Vehicle registration | JK 04 |
Website | budgam |
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