Budgam district
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Budgam
Badgom Badgam | |
|---|---|
| Government | |
| • Type | District Development Council of Budgam |
| • Body | District Development Council |
| • DDC Chairman | Nazir Ahmed Khan |
| • District magistrate | Akshay Labroo (IAS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,370 km2 (530 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 753,745 |
| • Density | 537/km2 (1,390/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Badgaime |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi,
UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | JK04 |
| Sex ratio | 1.13250283 ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 57.98% |
| Villages | Ichgam, 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" |
| Website | budgam |
Budgam district is an administrative
Administration
Budgam district is the closest district to the union territory capital Srinagar 11 kilometres (6.8 mi). 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.
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.[7][8]
Other details
| Number of Sub-division | 03 |
| Number of Municipalities | 06 |
| Number of Tehsils | 09 |
| Number of Blocks | 17 |
| Number of Gram Panchayats | 281 |
| Number of villages | 510 |
Demographics
According to the
| Budgam district: religion, gender ratio, and % urban of population, according to the 2011 Census.[9] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Sikh | Buddhist | Jain | Other | Not stated | Total | |
| Total | 10,110 | 736,054 | 1,489 | 5,559 | 47 | 6 | 2 | 478 | 753,745 |
| 1.34% | 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 | 398,041 |
| Female | 991 | 351,773 | 524 | 2,238 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 164 | 355,704 |
| Gender 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 | – | – | – | – | 894 |
| Urban | 7,502 | 89,111 | 561 | 635 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 74 | 97,912 |
| Rural | 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
Education
There are 590 schools in Budgam, both
- 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
Budgam 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
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.[15]
Attractions
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Notable people
- Nund 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 Mohsin
See also
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