Kangan is a Tehsil located in Ganderbal district of Jammu & Kashmir. It is one of 3 Tehsils of Ganderbal district. There are 42 villages and 0 towns in Kangan Tehsil.
As per the Census India 2011, Kangan Tehsil has 18,326 households, population of 120,934 of which 64,723 are males and 56,211 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 22,542 which is 18.64% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Kangan Tehsil is around
868 compared to
889 which is average of Jammu & Kashmir state. The literacy rate of Kangan Tehsil is 42.99% out of which 51.97% males are literate and 32.66% females are literate. The total area of Kangan is 90 sq.km with population density of 1,337 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 100% of population lives in Urban area and 0 lives in Rural area. There are 0.03% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 44.48% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Kangan Tehsil.
Kangan Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 120,934 | 100% |
| Muslim | 118,720 | 98.17% |
| Hindu | 1,605 | 1.33% |
| Sikh | 271 | 0.22% |
| Christian | 176 | 0.15% |
| Religion not stated | 148 | 0.12% |
| Buddhist | 7 | 0.01% |
| Jain | 4 | 0% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 3 | 0% |
Kangan 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 | 0 | 18,326 |
| Total Population | 0 | 120,934 |
| Population (%) | 0 | 46.48% |
| Male Population | 0 | 64,723 |
| Female Population | 0 | 56,211 |
| Sex Ratio | 0 | 868 |
| Literacy (%) | 0 | 42.99% |
List of Villages in Kangan
Check out complete list of all villages of Kangan in Kangan district, Jammu & Kashmir
| Village | Population | Literacy | Sex-ratio |
|---|
| Forest Block | 14,975 | 26.4% | 803 |
| Chater Gul | 7,641 | 42.64% | 901 |
| Hari Ganiwan | 6,699 | 36.8% | 935 |
| Wangat | 6,616 | 35.57% | 887 |
| Kangan | 5,985 | 70.44% | 630 |
| Wossan | 4,810 | 45.49% | 956 |
| Akhal | 4,053 | 51.67% | 912 |
| Hari Pora | 4,026 | 71.19% | 362 |
| Thune | 4,020 | 37.41% | 894 |
| Gund Sarsingh | 3,688 | 44.6% | 892 |
| Soraf Raw | 3,510 | 37.66% | 935 |
| Anderwan | 3,096 | 27.42% | 983 |
| Berna Bugh | 3,006 | 40.05% | 886 |
| Kolan | 2,960 | 44.32% | 916 |
| Fraw Haknar | 2,918 | 38.69% | 969 |
| Mamer | 2,883 | 42.73% | 892 |
| Porajat Gagangir | 2,755 | 31.65% | 947 |
| Cheerwan | 2,706 | 52.25% | 1189 |
| Rayil | 2,647 | 36.53% | 920 |
| Hayan Palpora | 2,645 | 44.95% | 938 |
| Kacha Nambal | 2,591 | 47.2% | 868 |
| Arigori Pora | 2,488 | 45.18% | 1098 |
| Palang (Preng) | 2,450 | 48.73% | 1002 |
| Sumbal Bala | 2,415 | 41.45% | 960 |
| Ara Hama | 2,112 | 51.42% | 983 |
| Mar Gund | 1,921 | 46.07% | 742 |
| Khanan | 1,731 | 38.24% | 873 |
| Satrina | 1,494 | 55.35% | 787 |
| Barwalah | 1,337 | 52.66% | 975 |
| Najwan Nilah | 1,193 | 43.34% | 1089 |
| Hardo Panzin | 1,146 | 55.06% | 897 |
| Nilagrar | 1,085 | 48.66% | 864 |
| Yechi Hama | 1,082 | 42.51% | 878 |
| Sonamarg | 1,051 | 40.34% | 815 |
| Chiner | 1,007 | 54.82% | 971 |
| Lari | 889 | 51.74% | 937 |
| Daraduder | 798 | 38.22% | 946 |
| Kij Parah | 754 | 56.9% | 844 |
| Gund Ari | 713 | 50.35% | 862 |
| Drag Tanga | 385 | 53.25% | 944 |
| Tangchatir | 375 | 55.73% | 1143 |
| Bamlina | 278 | 63.31% | 904 |
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