Town in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Kulgam
Kolgom
Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
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Show map of India Coordinates: 33°38′24″N 75°01′12″E / 33.64000°N 75.02000°E / 33.64000; 75.02000 Country India Union territory Jammu and Kashmir District Kulgam • Type Democracy • Body Govt. of Jammu & Kashmir • Chairperson DDC Muhammad Afzal Parray[ 1] • Total 18.51 km2 (7.15 sq mi) Elevation
1,739 m (5,705 ft) • Total 23,584 • Density 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) • Official Kashmiri , Urdu , Hindi , Dogri , English[ 5] [ 6] • Literacy rate 69.2% • Sex ratio 871.0 ♀ / 1000 ♂ Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST )PIN CODE Telephone code 01931 [ 8] Vehicle registration JK18 [ 9] Website https://kulgam.nic.in/
Kulgam (Urdu pronunciation: [kʊlɡɑːm] ), known as Kolgom [ 10] (Kashmiri pronunciation: [kɔlɨɡoːm] ) in Kashmiri , is a town, an administrative division and capital of the Kulgam district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir . It is located at a distance of 67 km (42 mi) from the summer state capital of Jammu and Kashmir , Srinagar . The city is divided into 16 electoral wards that has a population of 23,584, of which 12,605 are males while 10,979 are females.[ 11]
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^ a b c A-4 Towns And Urban Agglomerations Classified By Population Size Class In 2011 With Variation Since 1901 . Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India (Report).Class - III Population of 20,000 and 49,999 (Report).
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^ "Pincode Search" . Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016 .
^ "Kulgam, Srinagar, JK - STD Code: 01931" . Archived from the original on 26 February 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2014 .
^ "Fares" . Archived from the original on 22 November 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016 .
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