Badgam (District)

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Badgam District
District map
Union Territory Jammu and Kashmir
Division : Kashmir
Administrative headquarters : Badgam
Area : 1370 km²
Residents : 753,754 (2011)
Population density : 554 inhabitants / km²
Website : www.budgam.nic.in
A valley in the Badgam district

The Badgam District (or Budgam ) is a district in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in India . The district was created in 1979. It is a district with a majority of Shiite Muslims .

administration

The Badgam District was separated from the Srinagar District in 1979 . Before he came to Srinagar District, he was part of Baramulla District. The district is bordered by the districts of Srinagar and Baramulla in the north, Pulwama in the south and Punch in the southwest. The district consists of eight blocks: Beerwah, Nagam, Badgam, BKPora, Khan Sahib, Khag, Narbal and Chadoora. Each block consists of a series of panchayats . The district is also divided into five tehsils : Charari Sharief, Beerwah, Badgam, Chadoora and Khansahib.

population

According to the 2011 census , Badgam district has 753,745 residents. It ranks 492 out of 640 in India. The district's population density is 554 people per square kilometer. The population increase from 2001 to 2011 was 24.14%. The gender ratio was 894 women for 1,000 men. The literacy rate was 56.08%,

Significant places

The most important places in the district include Doodhpathri, Yusmarg , Tosa Maidan, Nilnag and Pehjan. The shrine of Sheikh Noor-ud-din Wali is located in Charari Sharief.

Web links

Commons : Badgam District  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Are Kashmiri Shias The Next Pandits? ( Memento of the original from June 21, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on tehelka.com @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.tehelka.com
  2. ↑ Statement showing the number of blocks in respect of 22 Districts of Jammu and Kashmir State including newly Created Districts ( Memento from September 10, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) from March 13, 2008, accessed on August 30, 2008
  3. ↑ ERO's and AERO’s . Chief Electoral Officer, Jammu and Kashmir. Archived from the original on October 4, 2011. Retrieved on August 28, 2008.
  4. ^ District Census 2011 . Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved September 30, 2011.

Coordinates: 34 ° 1 '  N , 74 ° 47'  E