Kulgam

Kulgam Kolgom
Town
Kulgam Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India Kulgam Kulgam (India)
Coordinates: 33°38′24″N 75°01′12″E
Country	India
Union territory	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kulgam
Government
• Type	Municipal Council
• Body	Govt. of Jammu & Kashmir
• Chairperson DDC	Muhammad Afzal Parray
Area
• Total	18.51 km2 (7.15 sq mi)
Elevation	1,739 m (5,705 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	23,584
• Density	1,274/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English
Demographics
• Literacy rate	69.2%
• Sex ratio	871.0 ♀/ 1000 ♂
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN CODE	192231,
Telephone code	01931
Vehicle registration	JK18
Website	https://kulgam.nic.in/

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Kulgam (Urdu pronunciation: [kʊlɡɑːm]), known as Kolgom (Kashmiri pronunciation: [kɔlɡoːm]) in Kashmiri, is a town, the administrative headquarters of Kulgam district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, a region disputed between India and Pakistan. It is located approximately 67 km (42 mi) from the summer capital, Srinagar. Kulgam district was carved out from the erstwhile Anantnag district on 2 April 2007. The town is divided into 16 electoral wards and had a population of 23,584 as of the 2011 census, of which 12,605 were male and 10,979 female.