Jammu & Kashmir is one of state in India with population of 12,541,302. There are 22 districts, 82 Tehsils, 6,553 villages and 132 towns in Jammu & Kashmir.
As per the Census India 2011, Jammu & Kashmir has 2,119,718 households, population of 12,541,302 of which 6,640,662 are males and 5,900,640 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 2,018,905 which is 16.1% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Jammu & Kashmir state is around
889 compared to
943 which is national average of India. The literacy rate of Jammu & Kashmir state is 56.35% out of which 64.22% males are literate and 47.5% females are literate. The total area of Jammu & Kashmir is 222,236 sq.km with population density of 124 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 72.62% of population lives in Urban area and 27.38% lives in Rural area. There are 7.38% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 11.91% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Jammu & Kashmir.
Jammu & Kashmir Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 12,541,302 | 100% |
| Muslim | 8,567,485 | 68.31% |
| Hindu | 3,566,674 | 28.44% |
| Sikh | 234,848 | 1.87% |
| Buddhist | 112,584 | 0.9% |
| Christian | 35,631 | 0.28% |
| Religion not stated | 20,082 | 0.16% |
| Jain | 2,490 | 0.02% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 1,508 | 0.01% |
Jammu & Kashmir Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Area(sq.km) | 1,246 | 220,990 |
| Number of households | 566,285 | 1,553,433 |
| Total Population | 3,433,242 | 9,108,060 |
| Population (%) | 54.36% | 47.58% |
| Male Population | 1,866,185 | 4,774,477 |
| Female Population | 1,567,057 | 4,333,583 |
| Sex Ratio | 840 | 908 |
| Literacy (%) | 67.55% | 52.13% |
List of Districts in Jammu & Kashmir
Check out complete list of all districts in Jammu & Kashmir
| District | Population | Area (km2) | Po. Density | Sex-ratio |
|---|
| Jammu | 1,529,958 | 2,342 | 653 | 880 |
| Srinagar | 1,236,829 | 1,979 | 625 | 900 |
| Anantnag | 1,078,692 | 3,574 | 302 | 927 |
| Baramula | 1,008,039 | 4,243 | 238 | 885 |
| Kupwara | 870,354 | 2,379 | 366 | 835 |
| Badgam | 753,745 | 1,361 | 554 | 894 |
| Rajouri | 642,415 | 2,630 | 244 | 860 |
| Kathua | 616,435 | 2,502 | 246 | 890 |
| Pulwama | 560,440 | 1,086 | 516 | 912 |
| Udhampur | 554,985 | 2,637 | 210 | 870 |
| Punch | 476,835 | 1,674 | 285 | 893 |
| Kulgam | 424,483 | 410 | 1035 | 951 |
| Doda | 409,936 | 8,912 | 46 | 919 |
| Bandipore | 392,232 | 345 | 1137 | 889 |
| Samba | 318,898 | 904 | 353 | 886 |
| Reasi | 314,667 | 1,719 | 183 | 890 |
| Ganderbal | 297,446 | 259 | 1148 | 874 |
| Ramban | 283,713 | 1,329 | 213 | 902 |
| Shupiyan | 266,215 | 312 | 853 | 951 |
| Kishtwar | 230,696 | 1,644 | 140 | 920 |
| Kargil | 140,802 | 14,036 | 10 | 810 |
| Leh(Ladakh) | 133,487 | 45,110 | 3 | 690 |
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