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Kulgam
Kolgom | |
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Town | |
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  Kulgam Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India  Kulgam Kulgam (India) | |
| Coordinates: 33°38′24″N 75°01′12″E / 33.64000°N 75.02000°E | |
| Country |  India |
| Union territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Kulgam |
| Government | |
| • Type | Democracy |
| • Body | Govt. of Jammu & Kashmir |
| • Chairperson DDC | Muhammad Afzal Parray[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18.51 km2 (7.15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,739 m (5,705 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 23,584 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[5][6] |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy rate | 69.2% |
| • Sex ratio | 871.0 ♀/ 1000 ♂ |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN CODE | 192231,[7] |
| 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]
- ^ Ashiq, Peerzada (6 February 2021). "BJP-Apni Party combine dents Gupkar Alliance's DDC prospects". The Hindu.
- ^ a b c District Census Handbook Kulgam, Part B (PDF). Census of India 2011 (Report). 16 June 2014. pp. 22–23. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ 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). - ^ "Kulgam Population Census 2011". census2011.co.in. 2011 Census of India.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Kashir Encyclopedia (in Kashmiri). Vol. 1. Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Arts Culture and Languages. 1986. p. 207.
- ^ "2018 Municipal Polls In Brief". kashmirlife.net. Kashmir Life. 24 October 2018.