Kishtwar is a Tehsil located in Kishtwar district of Jammu & Kashmir. It is one of 4 Tehsils of Kishtwar district. There are 84 villages and 1 towns in Kishtwar Tehsil.
As per the Census India 2011, Kishtwar Tehsil has 24115 households, population of 129489 of which 67709 are males and 61780 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 20677 which is 15.97% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Kishtwar Tehsil is around
912 compared to
889 which is average of Jammu & Kashmir state. The literacy rate of Kishtwar Tehsil is 50.76% out of which 61.15% males are literate and 39.38% females are literate. The total area of Kishtwar is 780.30 sq.km with population density of 166 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 88.52% of population lives in Urban area and 11.48% lives in Rural area. There are 8.15% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 18.8% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Kishtwar Tehsil.
Kishtwar Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 129489 | 100% |
| Muslim | 74413 | 57.47% |
| Hindu | 54234 | 41.88% |
| Sikh | 440 | 0.34% |
| Christian | 179 | 0.14% |
| Religion not stated | 154 | 0.12% |
| Buddhist | 53 | 0.04% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 14 | 0.01% |
| Jain | 2 | 0% |
Kishtwar 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 | 2710 | 21405 |
| Total Population | 14865 | 114624 |
| Population (%) | 55.02% | 48.06% |
| Male Population | 8179 | 59530 |
| Female Population | 6686 | 55094 |
| Sex Ratio | 817 | 925 |
| Literacy (%) | 76.65% | 47.4% |
List of Cities in Kishtwar
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List of Villages in Kishtwar
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