Bishnah is a Tehsil located in Jammu district of Jammu & Kashmir. It is one of 4 Tehsils of Jammu district. There are 116 villages and 2 towns in Bishnah Tehsil.
As per the Census India 2011, Bishnah Tehsil has 22632 households, population of 111438 of which 58307 are males and 53131 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 12774 which is 11.46% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Bishnah Tehsil is around
911 compared to
889 which is average of Jammu & Kashmir state. The literacy rate of Bishnah Tehsil is 72.35% out of which 77.34% males are literate and 66.87% females are literate. The total area of Bishnah is 158.18 sq.km with population density of 705 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 82.35% of population lives in Urban area and 17.65% lives in Rural area. There are 40.33% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 1.57% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Bishnah Tehsil.
Bishnah Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 111438 | 100% |
| Hindu | 105735 | 94.88% |
| Sikh | 3379 | 3.03% |
| Muslim | 1953 | 1.75% |
| Religion not stated | 189 | 0.17% |
| Christian | 164 | 0.15% |
| Buddhist | 9 | 0.01% |
| Jain | 6 | 0.01% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 3 | 0% |
Bishnah 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 | 3940 | 18692 |
| Total Population | 19667 | 91771 |
| Population (%) | 53.04% | 47.83% |
| Male Population | 10431 | 47876 |
| Female Population | 9236 | 43895 |
| Sex Ratio | 885 | 917 |
| Literacy (%) | 75.06% | 71.77% |
List of Cities in Bishnah
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List of Villages in Bishnah
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