Hakura Badas Gam Explained

Hakura Badas Gam
Native Name Lang:ks
Pushpin Map:India Jammu and Kashmir#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Coordinates:33.6503°N 75.2359°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India
Subdivision Type1:Union territory
Subdivision Name1:Jammu and Kashmir
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Anantnag
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:1787
Population Total:9088
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Footnotes:[2]
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Timezone1:IST
Postal Code:192211
Registration Plate:JK03
Utc Offset:+5:30
Population Rural:100%
Population Blank1 Title:Literacy rate
Population Blank1:55.40
Population Blank2 Title:Sex ratio
Population Blank2:974

Hakura Badas Gam is a large village in Tehsil Dooru of Anantnag district, in Jammu and Kashmir. It is bifurcated into two parts viz Badasgam "A" and Badasgam "B" by a stream called as Bringi River (Astaan Koll).

Badasgam has a shrine of Sufi saint Sultan Sahab where thousands of devotees from across the valley visit every year to pay homage and respect to the shrine of saint.[3]

Hakura Badas Gam has a population of 9,088 spread over 1,150 households.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hakura Badas Gam. Elevation Map.
  2. Web site: Hakura Badas Gam Population. Population census.
  3. Web site: Urs of Sultan Sahib celeberated with fervour at Badasgam Anantnag. 2022-02-17. Kashmir Bulletin: Latest News From Kashmir.
  4. Web site: Census of India: Search Details - Hakura Badas Gam. 5 February 2022.