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| subdivision_type = CountryIndia}}States and territories of India>Union territoryJammu and Kashmir (union territory)>Jammu and KashmirList of districts of India>DistrictBudgam district>Budgam| established_title = | established_date = 1979| founder = Ayatollah Aga Syed Yousuf Mosavi and Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah| named_for = Democracy>Democratic|| governing_body = Municipal Council| unit_pref = MetricWORK=OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR GENERAL & CENSUS COMMISSIONER, MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, HTTPS://CENSUSINDIA.GOV.IN/2011CENSUS/PCA/CLASS%20IV.XLSX >TITLE=CLASS - IV POPULATION OF 10,000 AND 19,999, HTTPS://CENSUSINDIA.GOV.IN/2011CENSUS/DCHB/0102_PART_B_DCHB_BADGAM.PDF >PAGES=22–23 TITLE=DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK BADGAM, PART B ACCESS-DATE=9 FEBRUARY 2021, | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = 10.08| elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 1610| population_total = 15,338| population_as_of = 2011| population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto| population_demonym = Badgamin, Badgamia, Budgami| population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages| demographics1_title1 = OfficialKashmiri language>Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri language, EnglishHTTP://EGAZETTE.NIC.IN/WRITEREADDATA/2020/222037.PDF PUBLISHER=THE GAZETTE OF INDIAACCESS-DATE=27 SEPTEMBER 2020, PARLIAMENT PASSES JK OFFICIAL LANGUAGES BILL, 2020 > WORK=RISING KASHMIR URL=HTTP://RISINGKASHMIR.COM/NEWS/PARLIAMENT-PASSES-JK-OFFICIAL-LANGUAGES-BILL-2020 ARCHIVE-DATE=24 SEPTEMBER 2020 URL-STATUS=DEAD, | demographics_type2 = DemographicsLiteracy in India>Literacy| demographics2_info1 = 73.0% | demographics2_footnotes = Human sex ratio>Sex ratiofemale>♀/ 1000 ♂ Indian Standard Time>IST| utc_offset1 = +5:30| postal_code_type = | postal_code = 191111| registration_plate = JK 04budgam.nic.in}}| footnotes = | official_name = The Municipal Council Of Budgam}}Budgam ({{IPA-ur|bəɖɡaːm}}), known as Badgom ({{IPA-ks|baɖɡoːm}}; {{lit|big village}})WEB, History of Budgam,weblink live, 21 February 2021,weblink 12 August 2019, 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,WEB,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20040616075334weblink">weblink 16 June 2004, Table - 3: Population, population in the age group 0-6 and literates by sex - Cities/Towns (in alphabetic order): 2001, 1 November 2008, Census Commission of India, This gives the population of Budgam [Badgam] N.A.C. in the 2001 census as 15,932 (10,948 male, 4,984 female), with 1,002 aged 0-6 (491 male, 511 female), and 10,894 literates (8,816 male, 2,078 female). but by the 2011 census it had a municipal committee.

Demographics

{{As of|2011}} India census, Budgam had a population of 15,338. There were 9,003 males (59%) and 6,335 females (41%). Of the population, 1,335 (8.7%) were age 0-6: 680 males (51%) and 655 females (49%). The literacy rate for the people over six was 73.0% (males 84.3%, females 56.4%).About 25% of the Muslim population of Budgam district belong to Shia sect.{{bar box|title=Religions in Budgam|titlebar=#Fcd116|left1=Religion|right1=Percent|float=right|bars={{bar percent|Hindus|orange|8.5}}{{bar percent|Muslims|green|91}}{{bar percent|Sikhs|red|0.7}}{{bar percent|Others†|black|0.3}}|caption=Distribution of religions†Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (