Badami Bagh | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Jammu and Kashmir#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India |
Coordinates: | 34.07°N 74.85°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | Union territory |
Subdivision Name1: | Jammu and Kashmir |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Srinagar |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 1727 |
Population Total: | 13477 |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Kashmiri, Dogri, Urdu, Hindi, English[1] [2] |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
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.
Badami Bagh is located at .[4] It has an average elevation of 1727 metres (5666 feet).
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 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.