Badami Bagh
Badami Bagh | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 34°04′N 74°51′E / 34.07°N 74.85°E | |
Country | India |
Union territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
District | Srinagar |
Elevation | 1,727 m (5,666 ft) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 13,477 |
Languages | |
• Official | Kashmiri, Dogri, Urdu, Hindi, English[1][2] |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Badami Bagh is a cantonment town on the outskirts of Srinagar in the Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir of Kashmir region. A portion of Indian army in the valley resides in the Badami Bagh cantonment. Badami Bagh Cantonment is the headquarters of the Indian Army's 15 Corps.[3] The cantonment is established on the two road sides of Jammu–Srinagar National Highway.
Geography
[edit]Badami Bagh is located at 34°04′N 74°51′E / 34.07°N 74.85°E.[4] It has an average elevation of 1727 metres (5666 feet).
Demographics
[edit]As of 2001[update] India census,[5] Badami Bagh had a population of 13,477. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Badami Bagh has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the, then national average of 59.5%; with 58% of the males and 42% of females literate. 6% of the population is under 6 years of age.
References
[edit]- ^ "The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ "Indian Army says encouraging to see overwhelming response to Swarnim Vijay Mashaal". The Economic Times. 16 July 2021.
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Badami Bagh
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.