| Kulgam | |
| Native Name: | Kolgom |
| Native Name Lang: | ks |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Jammu and Kashmir#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Coordinates: | 33.64°N 75.02°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | Union territory |
| Subdivision Name1: | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kulgam |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Government Type: | Democracy |
| Governing Body: | Govt. of Jammu & Kashmir |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 18.51 |
| Elevation M: | 1739 |
| Population Total: | 23,584 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Footnotes: | [3] |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[4] [5] |
| Demographics Type2: | Demographics |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Literacy rate |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 69.2% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Sex ratio |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN CODE |
| Postal Code: | 192231,[6] |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 01931 [7] |
| Registration Plate: | JK18 [8] |
| Website: | https://kulgam.nic.in/ |
| Leader Title: | Chairperson DDC |
| Leader Name: | Muhammad Afzal Parray[9] |
Kulgam (in Urdu pronounced as /kʊlɡɑːm/), known as Kolgom[10] (in Kashmiri pronounced as /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 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]
The partial excavation of an archaeological site in a nearby village called Kutbal has yielded cultural material from the period of Kushan rule in the region.[12] [13] Stamped tiles, which were excavated from the site, indicated the taste and living standard of the population.[14] [15] "These excavations speak of high culture, civic sense, social norms and art of the people living in first century AD."
Indian census, Kulgam had a population of 23,584.[1] [2] There were 12,605 males (53%) and 10,979 females (47%).[1] Of the population, 3,353 (14.2%) were age 0-6: 1,787 males (53%) and 1,566 females (47%).[1] The literacy rate for the people over six was 69.2% (males 80.7%, females 56.1%).[1]
Kulgam is located about 68 km from Srinagar and about 17 km from Anantnag.[16] It is connected with its neighboring districts like Shopian, Pulwama, Anantnag, Ramban etc. through roads besides being linked with far flung areas of the District by a dependable road network. In addition to places of spiritual interest, the district also has tourist spots such as the Aharbal waterfall on the Veshaw River, Amnoo Eidgah, which is a place for sightseeing in the extreme southwest of Kulgam district, Kongwattan and Gurwattan beyond Aharbal, Charenbal and Nadimarg highland pastures, as well as virgin meadows in the area from Kund to Ladigasan (beyond Aharbal clefts). The district also boasts an abundance of natural water resources in the form of various famous springs, including Kausar Nag (beyond Aharbal), Waseknag (Kund), Khee Nag (Khee Jogipura), and Qaimoh Nag (Qaimoh).
Kulgam is not accessible through railway. The nearest railway stations are Anantnag railway station and Qazigund railway station located at distances of 4 and 10-20 kilometers respectively.
Kulgam doesn't have its own airport the nearest airport is Srinagar International Airport located at a distance of 85 kilometres.