Billawar is a Tehsil located in Kathua district of Jammu & Kashmir. It is one of 5 Tehsils of Kathua district. There are 66 villages and 1 towns in Billawar Tehsil.
As per the Census India 2011, Billawar Tehsil has 28687 households, population of 150882 of which 79699 are males and 71183 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 22649 which is 15.01% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Billawar Tehsil is around
893 compared to
889 which is average of Jammu & Kashmir state. The literacy rate of Billawar Tehsil is 56.66% out of which 65.56% males are literate and 46.7% females are literate. The total area of Billawar is 675.12 sq.km with population density of 223 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 96.7% of population lives in Urban area and 3.3% lives in Rural area. There are 20.45% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 9% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Billawar Tehsil.
Billawar Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 150882 | 100% |
| Hindu | 127854 | 84.74% |
| Muslim | 22666 | 15.02% |
| Christian | 183 | 0.12% |
| Religion not stated | 111 | 0.07% |
| Sikh | 65 | 0.04% |
| Buddhist | 2 | 0% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 1 | 0% |
| Jain | 0 | 0% |
Billawar 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 | 902 | 27785 |
| Total Population | 4978 | 145904 |
| Population (%) | 52.77% | 47.18% |
| Male Population | 2627 | 77072 |
| Female Population | 2351 | 68832 |
| Sex Ratio | 895 | 893 |
| Literacy (%) | 69.55% | 56.22% |
List of Cities in Billawar
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List of Villages in Billawar
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