Budgam


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.
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Demographics

India census, Budgam had a population of 15,338. There were 9,003 males and 6,335 females. Of the population, 1,335 were age 0-6: 680 males and 655 females. The literacy rate for the people over six was 73.0%.
About 25% of the Muslim population of Budgam district belong to Shia sect.

Transport

Road

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

Railways

Budgam railway station is in Ompora, which is from Budgam. It is on the Jammu–Baramulla line.

Municipal committee

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#NameMunicipal WardReservation StatusParty
1Dilsahada BanooGanie MohallaWomen OpenINC
2Mehraj Ud Din DarKhanporaOpenINC
3VacantHakniporaOpenN/A
4Razia HassanWahadatporaWomen OpenINC
5Mushtaq Ahmad BhatBazar MohallaOpenINC
6Hakim Rohullah GaziKariporaOpenINC
7Shahnaza HussainNarisporaWomen OpenBJP
8Samiullah BhatHousing Colony OmporaOpenBJP
9Gh. Rasool BhatDobi MohallahOpenBJP
10VacantKaisie MohallaWomen OpenN/A
11VacantParray AnganOpenN/A
12Hakim Rohulla GaziKharporaOpenINC
13Nisar Ahmad NajarMohanporaOpenBJP