Anantnag is one of district of Jammu & Kashmir in India. There are 6 Tehsils, 342 villages and 13 towns in Anantnag district.
As per the Census India 2011, Anantnag district has 153,640 households, population of 1,078,692 of which 559,767 are males and 518,925 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 208,538 which is 19.33% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Anantnag district is around
927 compared to
889 which is average of Jammu & Kashmir state. The literacy rate of Anantnag district is 50.57% out of which 57.96% males are literate and 42.61% females are literate. The total area of Anantnag is 3,574 sq.km with population density of 302 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 73.77% of population lives in Urban area and 26.23% lives in Rural area. There are 0.17% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 10.75% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Anantnag district.
Anantnag Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 1,078,692 | 100% |
| Muslim | 1,057,005 | 97.99% |
| Hindu | 13,180 | 1.22% |
| Sikh | 6,140 | 0.57% |
| Christian | 1,449 | 0.13% |
| Religion not stated | 849 | 0.08% |
| Buddhist | 55 | 0.01% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 7 | 0% |
| Jain | 7 | 0% |
Anantnag 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) | 98 | 3,476 |
| Number of households | 35,992 | 117,648 |
| Total Population | 282,887 | 795,805 |
| Population (%) | 52.58% | 48.35% |
| Male Population | 148,755 | 411,012 |
| Female Population | 134,132 | 384,793 |
| Sex Ratio | 902 | 936 |
| Literacy (%) | 59.98% | 47.23% |
List of Tehsils in Anantnag
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