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Budgam9 tehsils and 509 villages of Budgam district, Jammu and Kashmir

Rural population (2011) · 5.81 Lakh
Pincode range · 190xxx · 191xxx · 193xxx

District at a glance

StateJammu and Kashmir
Tehsils9
Revenue villages509
Gram panchayats296
Rural households (2011)79,015
LGD code2
9
Tehsils
509
Villages
79,015
Rural households (2011)
5.81 L
Rural population (2011)
54.0%
Literacy (418 villages)
910
Sex ratio
6
Pincodes
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Postal index

Pincodes in Budgam district

6 PIN codes across the villages of Budgam district. Open one for its villages, post offices and bank branches.

About the district

Budgam district

Budgam is a district of Jammu and Kashmir. The Local Government Directory lists 9 tehsils and 509 revenue villages here, home to a rural population of 5,80,755 (Census 2011, sum of villages).

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District officials

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Grievance · CPGRAMS
pgportal.gov.in
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Emergency helplines
112 / 108 / 1077
Emergency · Ambulance · Disaster control room
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On the map

Villages of Budgam

23 of 509 villages are mapped so far, from OpenStreetMap. Tap a point to open its page.

Map of villages in Budgam

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Then & Now

Budgam district — Census 2011 to estimated 2026

Estimate · not a census count
Population · 2011
5,80,755
Census 2011 count
Population · 2026 (estimate)
≈ 6,58,000
estimate, not a census count
Households · 2011
79,015
Census 2011 count
Households · 2026 (estimate)
≈ 89,500
estimate, not a census count

Estimate for 2026 (scaled from Census 2011 by the state's official RGI projection; not a census count)

Method: the Census 2011 count × Jammu and Kashmir's projected population growth from 2011 to 2026 (+13.3%), from the official projections of the Technical Group on Population Projections (National Commission on Population, MoHFW, with the Registrar General of India), Table 21. The report projects no households, so households use the same ratio. Rounded; a single village can differ widely from its state's average. The next Census will replace these figures.

District figures here are Census 2011 totals of its 418 villages counted (towns are not included).

Population Projections for India and States 2011–2036 (nhm.gov.in, PDF) · Table 21 · checked on 2026-10-26

Census 2011 · district aggregates · 418 villages

Budgam district by the numbers

Sums of the Census 2011 village figures we hold — rural areas only; towns are not included. Each figure covers the villages that report it.

Census 2011

Headcount and household counts from the decennial Census of India.

Population
5,80,755 Census 2011
Male population
3,03,999 Census 2011
Female population
2,76,756 Census 2011
Households
79,015 Census 2011
Villages counted
418 Census 2011

Derived from the Census counts

Ratios computed from the sums on the left; no projection or estimate.

Sex ratio
910 females per 1,000 males
Household size
7.3 persons per household
Literacy rate
54.3% literates ÷ population aged 7+
Elections

Constituencies covering Budgam

Based on the 180 of 509 villages we can place. Boundaries are approximate.

Lok Sabha
NFHS-5 (2019–21) · National Family Health Survey

Health & sanitation — Budgam district (NFHS-5, 2019–21)

District factsheet values published by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the International Institute for Population Sciences. Survey estimates for the whole district, not a census.

Sex ratio at birth
843 ♀/1000♂
Children born in the last 5 years, females per 1,000 males
Female literacy
74.1%
Women age 15–49 who are literate
Electricity
99.5%
Population living in households with electricity
Improved sanitation
77.0%
Population living in households that use an improved sanitation facility
Anaemia (women)
73.9%
All women age 15–49 who are anaemic
Institutional births
96.5%
Births in a health facility, in the 5 years before the survey
Stunting
26.8%
Children under 5 who are stunted (height-for-age)
Improved drinking water
95.8%
Population living in households with an improved drinking-water source
Clean cooking fuel
71.1%
Households using clean fuel for cooking
Health insurance
5.2%
Households with any usual member covered by a health insurance or financing scheme
Post-2011 updates

Scheme progress — Budgam district

Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes

PMAY-G (rural houses) is not shown: the ministry publishes no district-wise bulk dataset.

MGNREGA · Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee

Rural jobs scheme — Budgam district, 2025–26

The district's figures for the whole financial year (April to March) as the Ministry of Rural Development reports them.

Households that got work
43,469
Person-days of work
21.8 lakh
Average days of work per household
50
Households that completed 100 days
657
Average wage per person-day
₹273
Share of person-days worked by women
14.3%
Share of person-days, Scheduled Castes
0.2%
Share of person-days, Scheduled Tribes
0.9%
Active job cards
60,443
Job cards issued (all time)
83,548
Active workers
81,860
Works completed in the year
640
Works ongoing
3,956
Spending on natural resource works
55.3%

Figures are the year's last (March) report as published. Spending in rupees is not shown because the dataset does not state its unit. Reported as “BADGAM”.

Source: District-wise MGNREGA Data at a Glance, Ministry of Rural Development, on data.gov.in · dataset updated 29 Oct 2026 · retrieved 29 Oct 2026

Mandi prices · Budgam

Latest reports from markets in Budgam district, within the last 14 days.

Latest reports up to 4 Nov 2026. Prices in ₹ per quintal.

CommodityMarketMinMaxModalDate
Apple · DeliciousZaloosa-Chararishrief (F&V)4,6885,3125,0004 Nov 2026
Apple · AmericanZaloosa-Chararishrief (F&V)5,3125,7505,5003 Nov 2026

Source: AGMARKNET, Directorate of Marketing & Inspection, via data.gov.in (Government Open Data Licence – India). All markets →

These are wholesale mandi (APMC) prices in ₹ per quintal as reported to AGMARKNET — not the retail price in Budgam's shops. Best mandi price near Budgam →

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News near Budgam

Press releases from the government and the district administration, with a link to each original.

Elsewhere in Jammu and Kashmir

All official news · Summaries are ours; the original release is the record.

Government jobs near Budgam

Recruitment notices from official commissions. Dates and numbers are taken from the notice itself.

Open to residents of Jammu and Kashmir

All-India recruitment

All government job notices · Apply only on the official website. Never pay anyone for a government job.

Coming up

Public holidays and observances from the official lists, and events residents have added.

Dates are copied from the official notifications; a later government order can add or move a holiday. All events in Jammu and Kashmir

Events in Budgam → · All emergency numbers →

Essential services & places near Budgam

All 390 places in Budgam district, by kind and sub-district →

Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Not checked by VoiceOfVillage unless marked verified. Phone numbers and hours appear only when the source lists them; call before you travel.

Quick answers

People often ask about Budgam district

Which state is Budgam district in?

Budgam district is in Jammu and Kashmir.

How many tehsils and villages are there in Budgam district?

Budgam district has 9 tehsils and 509 revenue villages in the Local Government Directory (LGD).

What is the rural population of Budgam district?

The villages of Budgam district had a combined population of 5,80,755 at the 2011 Census (rural areas only; towns are not included).

What is the LGD code of Budgam district?

The Local Government Directory code of Budgam district is 2.

Answers are built from the Local Government Directory, Census 2011 village records and the Election Commission's seat lists.

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