Budgam district is the closest district to the union territory capital Srinagar (11 km). Budgam district came into existence in 1979, prior to which it was part of Srinagar district. In former times, Budgam was a part of Baramulla district, when Srinagar itself was a constituent of the Anantnag district. It was then known as tehsil Sri Pratap. Historical records suggests that Budgam was also referred to as Pargana Deesu. According to the well-known chronicler Khawaja Azam Demari, the area was also known as Deedmarbag. Budgam district borders the districts of Baramullah and Srinagar in the north, Pulwama in the south and Poonch in the south west.
According to the 2011 census Budgam district has a population of 735,753[10] roughly equal to the nation of Guyana[11] or the US state of Alaska,[12] making it 494th in India (out of a total of 640).[citation needed] The district has a population density of 554 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,430/sq mi).[10] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 24.14%.[10] Badgam has a sex ratio of 883 females for every 1000 males,[10] and a literacy rate of 56.08% (males 66.30%, females 44.85%),[10] an increase from 42.20% (males 53.13%, females 30.29%) in 2001.[10] Literacy is higher in urban areas (average 68.87%, male 79.46%, female 55.38%) than in rural areas (average 54.01%, male 64.00%, female 43.29%).[10]
Sex Ratio in Badgam District in 2011 Census.[8] (no. females per 1,000 males)
Religion (and population)
Sex Ratio
Muslim (pop 736,054)
915
Hindu (pop 10,110)
109
Sikh (pop 5,559)
674
Other (pop 2,022)
532
Total (pop 753,745)
894
Budgam district: religion, gender ratio, and % urban of population, according to the 2011 Census.[8]
Shias form 20% of Budgam district's population;[13] almost 90% of the urban population of the district are Shia,[13] whilst the majority of the rural population of the district are Sunni.[13]
Budgam railway station is located in Ompora town nearly 2.5 km (1.6 mi) from Budgam's district headquarters and 9 km (5.6 mi) from Srinagar's city centre, Lalchowk. It is the biggest railway station in Kashmir division. This railway station has the administrative head controlling the rail service in the Kashmir valley.
Health care
Budgam mainly rely on the Hospitals of Capital City Of Srinagar But Contain One District Hospital In Budgam City One Sub District Hospitals respectively in Beerwah , Khan Sahib, Magam, Chadoora.Outside Budgam railway station, there is a big hospital, named Ibn-Sina Hospital, which is Budgam district's first private hospital.[14]
Attractions
Valley in Budgam district
Budgam contains the only airport in Kashmir valley at Ichgam. The district's main tourist attractions are Doodhpathri, Yusmarg, Tosamaidan, Nilnag, Khag and Pehjan. District Budgam offers many stunning locales and has tremendous tourism potential that has largely remained untapped so far. The attractive places that can be visited are Doodhpathri, Yousmarg, Tosamaidan, Nilnag and Khag. Kani Shawl adomed the caesar's court and was looked upon by Mughals and later by Nawabs as mark of nobility. In 1776, Napoleon Bonaparte presented a Kani shawl to his wife Josephine and with that took off a new fashion trend in Europe. The revered shrine of Sheikh Noor-ud-din Wali can also be found in the Charari Sharief Tehsil of Budgam district. Asia's oldest/largest Chinar resides at Chattergam Budgam. Aga Sahib Shrine and Tomb of Shams-ud-Din Araqi are also situated in this district.
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^ abcdefg"District Census 2011: Badgam District". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
^US Directorate of Intelligence. . Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2011. Guyana 744,768
^. U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 1 January 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011. Alaska 710,231
^ abcIyer-Mitra, Abhijit (27 September 2019). "After scrapping of Article 370, Shias in Kashmir are in a state of relief and caution". ThePrint. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
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This article is about the district For its eponymous headquarters see Budgam This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Budgam district news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Budgam district is a district in the Indian administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir Created in 1979 with its headquarters at Budgam it is the district with the largest population of Shias in the Kashmir valley 3 Budgam BadgomBadgamDistrict of Jammu and KashmirDoodhpathri pastures in Budgam districtNickname Jackals CaveLocation of Budgam district in Jammu and KashmirCoordinates 34 1 12 N 74 46 48 E 34 02000 N 74 78000 E 34 02000 74 78000 Coordinates 34 1 12 N 74 46 48 E 34 02000 N 74 78000 E 34 02000 74 78000Country IndiaUnion TerritoryJammu and KashmirDivisionKashmirEstablished1979Founded byAga Syed YousufNamed forLarge VillageHeadquartersBudgamTehsilsBudgamBeerwahGopalpora ChadooraKhan SahibCharari ShariefB K PoraKhagSoibughNarbalMagamGovernment TypeDistrict Development Council of Budgam BodyDistrict Development Council DDC ChairmanNazir Ahmed Khan District magistrateSyed Fakhrudin Hamid IAS Area Total1 370 km2 530 sq mi Population 2011 Total753 745 Density537 km2 1 390 sq mi DemonymBadgaimeLanguages OfficialKashmiri Urdu Hindi Dogri English 1 2 Time zoneUTC 5 30 IST Vehicle registrationJK04Sex ratio1 13250283 Literacy57 98 VillagesIchgam Khan Sahib Jammu and Kashmir Dooniwari Beerwah Gariend KhurdKandooraKandoora Chadoora Parnewa Wahabpora wadwan bandgam famous for its karewa naarwuder bajmarg haren nandwuder it is a valley inside the valley Websitebudgam wbr nic wbr in Contents 1 Administration 2 Other details 3 Demographics 4 Education 5 Railways 6 Health care 7 Attractions 8 Notable people 9 See also 10 References 11 External linksAdministration EditBudgam district is the closest district to the union territory capital Srinagar 11 km Budgam district came into existence in 1979 prior to which it was part of Srinagar district In former times Budgam was a part of Baramulla district when Srinagar itself was a constituent of the Anantnag district It was then known as tehsil Sri Pratap Historical records suggests that Budgam was also referred to as Pargana Deesu According to the well known chronicler Khawaja Azam Demari the area was also known as Deedmarbag Budgam district borders the districts of Baramullah and Srinagar in the north Pulwama in the south and Poonch in the south west In 2008 Budgam district consisted of eight blocks 4 Currently the district consists of seventeen blocks Beerwah Budgam B K Pora Chadoora Charari Sharief Khag Khansahib Nagam Narbal Pakherpora Parnewa Rathsoon Soibugh Sukhnag Surasyar S K Pora and Waterhail 5 Each block consists of a number of panchayats The district is subdivided into the nine tehsils of Charari Sharief Tehsil Magam tehsil Beerwah Tehsil Budgam Tehsil Chadoora Tehsil Khansahib Tehsil Khag Tehsil BK Pora Tehsil and Narbal Tehsil 6 7 Other details EditNumber of Sub division 03Number of Municipalities 06Number of Tehsils 09Number of Blocks 17Number of Gram Panchayats 281Number of villages 510Demographics EditReligion in Budgam district 2011 8 Religion PercentIslam 97 65 Hinduism 1 34 Sikhism 0 74 Other or not stated 0 27 Languages of Budgam district 2011 9 Kashmiri 94 78 Gojri 3 01 Others 2 21 According to the 2011 census Budgam district has a population of 735 753 10 roughly equal to the nation of Guyana 11 or the US state of Alaska 12 making it 494th in India out of a total of 640 citation needed The district has a population density of 554 inhabitants per square kilometre 1 430 sq mi 10 Its population growth rate over the decade 2001 2011 was 24 14 10 Badgam has a sex ratio of 883 females for every 1000 males 10 and a literacy rate of 56 08 males 66 30 females 44 85 10 an increase from 42 20 males 53 13 females 30 29 in 2001 10 Literacy is higher in urban areas average 68 87 male 79 46 female 55 38 than in rural areas average 54 01 male 64 00 female 43 29 10 Sex Ratio in Badgam District in 2011 Census 8 no females per 1 000 males Religion and population Sex RatioMuslim pop 736 054 915Hindu pop 10 110 109Sikh pop 5 559 674Other pop 2 022 532Total pop 753 745 894 Budgam district religion gender ratio and urban of population according to the 2011 Census 8 Hindu Muslim Christian Sikh Buddhist Jain Other Not stated TotalTotal 10 110 736 054 1 489 5 559 47 6 2 478 753 7451 34 97 65 0 20 0 74 0 01 0 00 0 00 0 06 100 00 Male 9 119 384 281 965 3 321 36 4 1 314 398 041Female 991 351 773 524 2 238 11 2 1 164 355 704Gender ratio female 9 8 47 8 35 2 40 3 23 4 33 3 50 0 34 3 47 2 Sex ratio no of females per 1 000 males 109 915 543 674 894Urban 7 502 89 111 561 635 26 3 0 74 97 912Rural 2 608 646 943 928 4 924 21 3 2 404 655 833 Urban 74 2 12 1 37 7 11 4 55 3 50 0 0 0 15 5 13 0 At the time of the 2011 Census of India 94 78 of the population in the district spoke Kashmiri and 3 01 Gojri as their first language 9 Shias form 20 of Budgam district s population 13 almost 90 of the urban population of the district are Shia 13 whilst the majority of the rural population of the district are Sunni 13 Education EditThere are 590 schools in Budgam both private and public 33 of which are Higher Secondary Schools There are Government Degree Colleges at There are 590 schools in Budgam both private and public 33 of which are Higher Secondary Schools There are 6 Government Degree Colleges at Government Degree College Beerwah Government Degree College Khansahib Government Degree College Magam Sheikh ul Aalam Memorial Degree College Budgam Model Degree College Chrar e Sharif Government Degree College chadoora Railways EditBudgam district has three railway stations Budgam Nadigam and Mazhom which are all on the Jammu Baramulla line Budgam railway station is located in Ompora town nearly 2 5 km 1 6 mi from Budgam s district headquarters and 9 km 5 6 mi from Srinagar s city centre Lalchowk It is the biggest railway station in Kashmir division This railway station has the administrative head controlling the rail service in the Kashmir valley Health care EditBudgam mainly rely on the Hospitals of Capital City Of Srinagar But Contain One District Hospital In Budgam City One Sub District Hospitals respectively in Beerwah Khan Sahib Magam Chadoora Outside Budgam railway station there is a big hospital named Ibn Sina Hospital which is Budgam district s first private hospital 14 Attractions Edit Valley in Budgam district Budgam contains the only airport in Kashmir valley at Ichgam The district s main tourist attractions are Doodhpathri Yusmarg Tosamaidan Nilnag Khag and Pehjan District Budgam offers many stunning locales and has tremendous tourism potential that has largely remained untapped so far The attractive places that can be visited are Doodhpathri Yousmarg Tosamaidan Nilnag and Khag Kani Shawl adomed the caesar s court and was looked upon by Mughals and later by Nawabs as mark of nobility In 1776 Napoleon Bonaparte presented a Kani shawl to his wife Josephine and with that took off a new fashion trend in Europe The revered shrine of Sheikh Noor ud din Wali can also be found in the Charari Sharief Tehsil of Budgam district Asia s oldest largest Chinar resides at Chattergam Budgam Aga Sahib Shrine and Tomb of Shams ud Din Araqi are also situated in this district Notable people EditNund Rishi Shamas Faqir Ghulam Nabi Gowhar Samad Mir Aga Syed Yusuf Al Moosavi Al Safavi Mir Shams ud Din Araqi Aga Syed Mohammad Fazlullah Aga Mir Syed Mohammad Baqir Mosavi Aga Syed Mustafa Al Moosavi Aga Syed Mehdi Aga Syed MohsinSee also EditKupwara district Ganderbal district Anantnag district Pulwama districtReferences Edit The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act 2020 PDF The Gazette of India 27 September 2020 Retrieved 27 September 2020 Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill 2020 Rising Kashmir 23 September 2020 Retrieved 23 September 2020 Are Kashmiri Shias The Next Pandits 14 November 2013 Archived from the original on 21 June 2015 Retrieved 21 May 2014 Statement showing the number of blocks in respect of 22 Districts of Jammu and Kashmir State including newly Created Districts as on 31 03 2008 PDF 13 March 2008 archived from the original PDF on 10 September 2008 retrieved 30 August 2008 It consists of seventeen blocks Beerwah Budgam B K Pora Chadoora Charari Sharief Khag Khansahib Nagam Narbal Pakherpora Parnewa Rathsoon Soibugh Gopalpora Sukhnag Surasyar S K Pora and Waterhail ERO s and AERO s Chief Electoral Officer Jammu and Kashmir Archived from the original on 22 October 2008 Retrieved 28 August 2008 Tehsil District Budgam Government of Jammu amp Kashmir India a b c C 1 Population By Religious Community Jammu amp Kashmir Report Office of the Registrar General amp Census Commissioner India Retrieved 28 July 2020 a b C 16 Population By Mother Tongue Jammu amp Kashmir Report Office of the Registrar General amp Census Commissioner India Retrieved 18 July 2020 a b c d e f g District Census 2011 Badgam District Census2011 co in 2011 Retrieved 15 January 2021 US Directorate of Intelligence Country Comparison Population Archived from the original on 27 September 2011 Retrieved 1 October 2011 Guyana 744 768 2010 Resident Population Data U S Census Bureau Archived from the original on 1 January 2011 Retrieved 30 September 2011 Alaska 710 231 a b c Iyer Mitra Abhijit 27 September 2019 After scrapping of Article 370 Shias in Kashmir are in a state of relief and caution ThePrint Retrieved 26 March 2021 Malik Saqib 7 January 2018 Private hospitals need to evolve in emergency care Akhtar Greater Kashmir Retrieved 3 March 2021 External links EditOfficial website of Budgam district Risingkashmir in Archived 5 July 2020 at the Wayback Machine Greaterkashmir com Kashmirtimes com Kashmirwatch com Kashmirmonitor org 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