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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]

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Budgam Badgom Badgam
District of Jammu and Kashmir
Doodhpathri pastures in Budgam district
Nickname:  Jackals Cave
Location of Budgam district in Jammu and Kashmir
Coordinates: 34°1′12″N 74°46′48″E
Country	India
Union Territory	Jammu and Kashmir
Division	Kashmir
Established	1979
Founded by	Aga Syed Yousuf
Named for	Large Village
Headquarters	Budgam
Tehsils	Budgam Beerwah Chadoora Khan Sahib Charari Sharief B K Pora Khag Soibugh Narbal Magam
Government
• Type	District Development Council of Budgam
• Body	District Development Council
• DDC Chairman	Nazir Ahmed Khan
• District magistrate	Syed Fakhrudin Hamid (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[1][2]
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.nic.in

Administration

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.

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

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 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]

Budgam district: religion, gender ratio, and % urban of population, according to the 2011 Census.[8]
	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 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

There 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;

1. Government Degree College Beerwah
2. Government Degree College Khansahib
3. Government Degree College Magam
4. Sheikh ul Aalam Memorial Degree College Budgam
5. Model Degree College Chrar e Sharif
6. 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.[14]

Attractions

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

• Nund Rishi,
• Shamas Faqir,
• 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

• Kupwara district
• Ganderbal district
• Anantnag district
• Pulwama district

References

External links

• Official website of Budgam district
• Risingkashmir.in Archived 5 July 2020 at the Wayback Machine
• Greaterkashmir.com
• Kashmirtimes.com
• Kashmirwatch.com
• Kashmirmonitor.org
• Taghribnews.com

На других языках

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[de] Badgam (Distrikt)

Der Distrikt Badgam (Urdu ضلع بڈگام), auch Budgam, ist ein Verwaltungsdistrikt im Unionsterritorium Jammu und Kashmir in Indien. Der Distrikt wurde 1979 geschaffen. Er ist ein Distrikt mit einer Mehrheit an schiitischen Muslimen.[2]

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- [en] Budgam district

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[ru] Бадгам (округ)

Бадгам (англ. Budgam) или Будгам — округ в индийской союзной территории Джамму и Кашмир, в регионе Кашмир. Образован в 1979 году из части территории округа Шринагар. Административный центр — город Бадгам. Площадь округа — 1371 км². По данным всеиндийской переписи 2001 года население округа составляло 629 309 человек. Уровень грамотности взрослого населения составлял 42,5 %, что значительно ниже среднеиндийского уровня (59,5 %). Доля городского населения составляла 11,2 %.

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