Ganderbal District Population, Jammu & Kashmir - Census India 2011

Ganderbal is one of district of Jammu & Kashmir in India. There are 3 Tehsils, 115 villages and 3 towns in Ganderbal district.

As per the Census India 2011, Ganderbal district has 45361 households, population of 297446 of which 158720 are males and 138726 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 50594 which is 17.01% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Ganderbal district is around 874 compared to 889 which is average of Jammu & Kashmir state. The literacy rate of Ganderbal district is 48.17% out of which 57.07% males are literate and 37.98% females are literate. The total area of Ganderbal is 259 sq.km with population density of 1148 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 84.19% of population lives in Urban area and 15.81% lives in Rural area. There are 0.04% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 20.53% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Ganderbal district.

Ganderbal Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total297446100%
Muslim29058197.69%
Hindu55921.88%
Sikh4860.16%
Christian4060.14%
Religion not stated3440.12%
Buddhist250.01%
Jain80%
Other religions and persuasions40%

Ganderbal Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)25.40233.60
Number of households696638395
Total Population47039250407
Population (%)53.16%46.6%
Male Population25005133715
Female Population22034116692
Sex Ratio881873
Literacy (%)54.84%46.92%

List of Tehsils in Ganderbal

Check out complete list of all Tehsils of Ganderbal district, Jammu & Kashmir
TehsilPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Kangan12093490.441337868
Lar9069482.921094856
Ganderbal8581885.96998901

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Ganderbal Population Facts

Number of Households45361
Population297446
Male Population158720 (53.36%)
Female Population138726 (46.64%)
Children Population50594
Area259 km2
Population density/km21148
Sex-ratio874
Literacy48.17%
Male Literacy57.07%
Female Literacy37.98%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %20.53%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %0.04%

Map of Ganderbal, Jammu & Kashmir