Sonawari is a Tehsil located in Bandipore district of Jammu & Kashmir. It is one of 3 Tehsils of Bandipore district. There are 52 villages and 2 towns in Sonawari Tehsil.
As per the Census India 2011, Sonawari Tehsil has 25006 households, population of 176502 of which 91668 are males and 84834 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 25560 which is 14.48% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Sonawari Tehsil is around
925 compared to
889 which is average of Jammu & Kashmir state. The literacy rate of Sonawari Tehsil is 39.87% out of which 48.36% males are literate and 30.69% females are literate. The total area of Sonawari is 184 sq.km with population density of 959 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 83.98% of population lives in Urban area and 16.02% lives in Rural area. There are 0.08% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 1.72% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Sonawari Tehsil.
Sonawari Religion Population
Description | Population | Percentage |
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Total | 176502 | 100% |
Muslim | 174804 | 99.04% |
Hindu | 1089 | 0.62% |
Religion not stated | 335 | 0.19% |
Christian | 202 | 0.11% |
Sikh | 45 | 0.03% |
Jain | 14 | 0.01% |
Buddhist | 13 | 0.01% |
Other religions and persuasions | 0 | 0% |
Sonawari Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
Description | Urban | Rural |
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Number of households | 4014 | 20992 |
Total Population | 28280 | 148222 |
Population (%) | 53.89% | 48.44% |
Male Population | 15241 | 76427 |
Female Population | 13039 | 71795 |
Sex Ratio | 856 | 939 |
Literacy (%) | 46.4% | 38.62% |
List of Cities in Sonawari
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List of Villages in Sonawari
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