Anantnag is a Tehsil located in Anantnag district of Jammu & Kashmir. It is one of 6 Tehsils of Anantnag district. There are 86 villages and 5 towns in Anantnag Tehsil.
As per the Census India 2011, Anantnag Tehsil has 48726 households, population of 364763 of which 187703 are males and 177060 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 60971 which is 16.72% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Anantnag Tehsil is around
943 compared to
889 which is average of Jammu & Kashmir state. The literacy rate of Anantnag Tehsil is 57.98% out of which 65.14% males are literate and 50.39% females are literate. The total area of Anantnag is 188.83 sq.km with population density of 1932 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 49.22% of population lives in Urban area and 50.78% lives in Rural area. There are 0.06% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 1.2% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Anantnag Tehsil.
Anantnag Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 364763 | 100% |
| Muslim | 355981 | 97.59% |
| Hindu | 4659 | 1.28% |
| Sikh | 3295 | 0.9% |
| Christian | 570 | 0.16% |
| Religion not stated | 239 | 0.07% |
| Buddhist | 15 | 0% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 2 | 0% |
| Jain | 2 | 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 |
|---|
| Number of households | 22731 | 25995 |
| Total Population | 185233 | 179530 |
| Population (%) | 51.76% | 48.85% |
| Male Population | 95871 | 91832 |
| Female Population | 89362 | 87698 |
| Sex Ratio | 932 | 955 |
| Literacy (%) | 61.07% | 54.8% |
List of Cities in Anantnag
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List of Villages in Anantnag
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