Budgam Tehsil - Jammu And Kashmir

Budgam is an administrative tehsil in the Budgam district of Jammu And Kashmir, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Budgam is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Anantnag, while the nearest airport is Sheikh Ul Alam Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 4.1 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 146 km², including 131.44 km² rural area and 14.72 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 907 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Budgam Tehsil

Budgam Tehsil has a total of 109 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Tehsil, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.Village NameCategoryGram Panchayat
1AlowporaRuralChattabugh
2Bagh Sahib RamRuralGadsathoo - A
3BandybaghRuralHandjan
4Bata BaghRuralPutlibagh
5BathaarUnmappedNot applicable
6BeminaUnmappedNot applicable
7BudgamUrbanNot applicable
8BudinaRuralBodina
9Chak GojraRuralJawalapora
10Chak Kali KhanRuralGalwanpora
11Chak Wazir PoraRuralChewa
12ChandporaRuralChandpora
13ChoonRuralChoon
14ChowdribaghRuralGalwanpora
15DafporaRuralN.S. Pora A
16DahermunaRuralDharmuna
17DandoosaRuralDandoosa
18DangerporaRuralGadsathoo - B / C.D.Pora
19DardporaRuralRazwan
20DedniaRuralWaterwani
21DooruRuralKaishipora
22DousnarRuralChandpora
23Galwan PoraRuralGalwanpora
24GalwanporaUnmappedNot applicable
25Garend KhurdRuralGariend Khurd
26Garien KalanRuralGariend Kalan
27GazergundRuralSundipora
28GogooUnmappedNot applicable
29GojraRuralJawalapora
30GudsathooRuralGadsathoo - A
31GundhanjekRuralDandoosa
32HakermullaRuralHakermulla
33Hakermulla.UnmappedNot applicable
34HandjenRuralHandjan
35HanjekUnmappedNot applicable
36HanjibaghUnmappedNot applicable
37Hardu BatporaRuralHardubatpora
38HariporaRuralHaripora Haran
39Hayat PoraRuralShogpora
40HewoderRuralMahwara
41HumhamaUnmappedNot applicable
42HurooRuralRazwan
43IchgamRuralIchgam D
44IchkootRuralIchkoot
45Jawal PoraRuralJawalapora
46JohamaRuralMahwara
47Kakan MurnRuralGariend Khurd
48KamohporaRuralWarrangam
49Karewa DamooderUnmappedNot applicable
50Kargam PalchatiRuralPalpora
51KarhamaRuralChoon
52KariporaUrbanNot applicable
53KhanporaUrbanNot applicable
54KhudporaRuralN.S.Pora B
55KishtwarRuralShogpora
56LabertalRuralChandpora
57Lakhri PoraRuralLakhripora
58Lal GundRuralGadsathoo - A
59LalgamRuralGadsathoo - A
60MahawaraRuralMahwara
61MamatRuralMamat
62Margi GundRuralQazibagh
63MirgundRuralLakhripora
64MunnpapyRuralPalpora
65Nadire KahRuralMamat
66Nambal NarkaraUnmappedNot applicable
67NarkaraUnmappedNot applicable
68NarooRuralNaroo
69NasrulaporaRuralN.S.Pora B
70NendvendporaRuralHardubatpora
71OmporaUrbanNot applicable
72PallerRuralBodina
73ParisabadRuralParisabad
74PatwawRuralSundipora
75PaymusRuralWarrangam
76Putli BaghRuralPutlibagh
77Rakheh ArathRuralArath
78Rakhi-I-ArathUnmappedNot applicable
79RangredUnmappedNot applicable
80RatniporaRuralChoon
81RazwenRuralRazwan
82Reshi PoraRuralSebdan
83SahratporaRuralHardubatpora
84SebdenRuralSebdan
85ShahporaRuralChattabugh
86SharifaabadUnmappedNot applicable
87Sheikh PoraRuralSheikhpora
88Shoga PoraRuralShogpora
89Sholi PoraRuralShoolipora - B
90ShopribaghRuralChewa
91SofiporaRuralChattabugh
92SoibughRuralSoibugh - C
93SondiporaRuralSundipora
94SonergundRuralIchkoot
95SuridRuralRazwan
96SurnhalRuralHardubatpora
97TakiporaRuralBodina
98ThokerporaRuralQazibagh
99TilnporaRuralHandjan
100UdrooRuralJawalapora
101WahabporaRuralWahabpora
102WaraporaRuralHaripora Haran
103WarsangamRuralWarrangam
104WatdoruUnmappedNot applicable
105WaternaiRuralWaterwani
106WawoosaUnmappedNot applicable
107ZooribaghRuralQazibagh
108ZoorigundRuralQazibagh
109Zuzbugh DalwanRuralSundipora

Population of Budgam Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Budgam Tehsil has a total population of 1,33,855 people, consisting of 70,182 males and 63,673 females. There are 19,774 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 916 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population1,33,8551,11,05622,799
Male Population70,18257,35912,823
Female Population63,67353,6979,976
Total Households19,77416,5173,257
Population Density916 / km²845 / km²1,549 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 63,875 literate people and 21,395 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 94 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 387 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)21,39518,8932,502
Literate Population63,87550,27113,604
Illiterate Population69,98060,7859,195
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population94094
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population38730285

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.