Pahalgam is a Tehsil located in Anantnag district of Jammu & Kashmir. It is one of 6 Tehsils of Anantnag district. There are 66 villages and 2 towns in Pahalgam Tehsil.
As per the Census India 2011, Pahalgam Tehsil has 19277 households, population of 119884 of which 62190 are males and 57694 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 23192 which is 19.35% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Pahalgam Tehsil is around
928 compared to
889 which is average of Jammu & Kashmir state. The literacy rate of Pahalgam Tehsil is 41.27% out of which 50.35% males are literate and 31.48% females are literate. The total area of Pahalgam is 125.22 sq.km with population density of 957 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 86.83% of population lives in Urban area and 13.17% lives in Rural area. There are 0.06% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 20.47% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Pahalgam Tehsil.
Pahalgam Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 119884 | 100% |
| Muslim | 115869 | 96.65% |
| Hindu | 2076 | 1.73% |
| Sikh | 1632 | 1.36% |
| Christian | 152 | 0.13% |
| Religion not stated | 137 | 0.11% |
| Buddhist | 11 | 0.01% |
| Jain | 4 | 0% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 3 | 0% |
Pahalgam 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 | 1977 | 17300 |
| Total Population | 15783 | 104101 |
| Population (%) | 56.39% | 48.81% |
| Male Population | 8900 | 53290 |
| Female Population | 6883 | 50811 |
| Sex Ratio | 773 | 953 |
| Literacy (%) | 54.05% | 39.33% |
List of Cities in Pahalgam
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List of Villages in Pahalgam
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