Badgam is one of district of Jammu & Kashmir in India. There are 6 Tehsils, 474 villages and 10 towns in Badgam district.
As per the Census India 2011, Badgam district has 103,363 households, population of 753,745 of which 398,041 are males and 355,704 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 155,202 which is 20.59% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Badgam district is around
894 compared to
889 which is average of Jammu & Kashmir state. The literacy rate of Badgam district is 44.53% out of which 52.19% males are literate and 35.96% females are literate. The total area of Badgam is 1,361 sq.km with population density of 554 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 87.01% of population lives in Urban area and 12.99% lives in Rural area. There are 0.05% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 3.17% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Badgam district.
Badgam Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 753,745 | 100% |
| Muslim | 736,054 | 97.65% |
| Hindu | 10,110 | 1.34% |
| Sikh | 5,559 | 0.74% |
| Christian | 1,489 | 0.2% |
| Religion not stated | 478 | 0.06% |
| Buddhist | 47 | 0.01% |
| Jain | 6 | 0% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 2 | 0% |
Badgam Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Area(sq.km) | 49 | 1,312 |
| Number of households | 13,946 | 89,417 |
| Total Population | 97,912 | 655,833 |
| Population (%) | 55.82% | 47.64% |
| Male Population | 54,656 | 343,385 |
| Female Population | 43,256 | 312,448 |
| Sex Ratio | 791 | 910 |
| Literacy (%) | 58.61% | 42.43% |
List of Tehsils in Badgam
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