Budgam is a town and a notified area committee in Budgam district in the state of Jammu & Kashmir, India.
Budgam District is a district of the state of Jammu and Kashmir in India. Created in 1979 with its headquarters at Budgam, it is the second district in Kashmir valley after Kargil where Shia population is found in large numbers.
Attractions
Budgam contains the only airport in Kashmir valley. The district's main tourist attractions are Doodhpathri, Yusmarg, Tosamaidan, Nilnag, Khag Mt Tatakuti, 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 Doodpather, Yousmarg, Tosmaidan, 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 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.Worlds biggest chinar is in District Budam (Chatergam). The Budgam railway station is located in Ompora town nearly 2.5 km from district headquarters and 9 km from city centre Lalchowk. It is the biggest railway station in Kashmir division. This railway station has administrative head controlling the rail service in Kashmir valley.Outside railway station Ompora (Budgam) there is a big hospital which is Budgam district's first private hospital.
Demographics
As of 2001 India census, Budgam had a population of 15,932. Males constitute 69% of the population and females 31%. Budgam has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 81% of the males and 19% of females literate. 6% of the population is under 6 years of age.
About 25℅ of the Muslim population of Budgam district belong to Shia sect.
Religions in Budgam
ReligionPercent
Hindus
4%
Muslims
95%
Sikhs
0.7%
Others†
0.3%
Distribution of religions
†Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (<0.2%).
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Transport
Road
Budgam is connected with National Highway 444 to rest of India.
Railways
Budgam has two Railway stations on the Jammu–Baramulla line called Budgam railway station (Ompora) and Mazhom railway station.
Tehsils of Budgam
Magam
Beerwah
Budgam
Chadoora
Khan Sahib
Charari Sharief
Khag
Notable people
Sheikh ul Aalam of chrar sharief who spread Islam in valley.
Syed Ali Aalibalkhi of pakharpora.
A ziarat of drygam
Mir shams ud din Iraqi (r.a). Shrine located in the vicinity of chadora
Syed saaleh of khansahab.
Aga Syed Yusuf Al-Moosavi Al-Safavi,
Aga Syed Mohammad Baqir Kirmani
Aga Syed Mohammad Fazlullah
Sir Syed Sani Mawlana Syed Ali Shah Bukhari, religious and political leader
Saqlain shah
Hakim sahab of parnewa
Ghulam Hussain Sheikh, a senior citizen and social activist
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budgam_district
