Budgam district
District of Jammu and Kashmir administered by India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Budgam.
Budgam district is an administrative district of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region.[1] Created in 1979 with its headquarters at the town of Budgam, it is the district with the largest population of Shia Muslims in the Kashmir valley.[4]
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Budgam
Badgom Badgam | |
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Nickname: Jackals Cave | |
Coordinates (Budgam): 34°1′12″N 74°46′48″E | |
Administering country | India |
Union Territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
Division | Kashmir |
Established | 1979 |
Founded by | Aga Syed Yousuf |
Named for | Large Village |
Headquarters | Budgam |
Tehsils | |
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, Dogri, English[2][3] |
Time zone | 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 |
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