Kishtwar City Population - Kishtwar, Jammu & Kashmir

Kishtwar (MC) is a City and Municipal Committee located in Kishtwar Tehsil of Kishtwar district in Jammu & Kashmir. Kishtwar city has 2710 housholds and town is divided into 13 wards. Kishtwar city elections are held of every 5 years to elect representative of each ward.

As per the Census India 2011, Kishtwar city has population of 14865 of which 8179 are males and 6686 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 1627 which is 10.95% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Kishtwar city is around 817 compared to 889 which is average of Jammu & Kashmir state. The literacy rate of Kishtwar city is 76.65% out of which 82.72% males are literate and 69.22% females are literate. There are 1.93% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.54% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Kishtwar city.

Kishtwar Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total14865100%
Muslim1028869.21%
Hindu439829.59%
Sikh970.65%
Christian340.23%
Buddhist240.16%
Religion not stated240.16%
Other religions and persuasions00%
Jain00%

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Kishtwar Population Facts

Number of Households2710
Population14865
Male Population8179 (55.02%)
Female Population6686 (44.98%)
Children Population1627
Sex-ratio817
Literacy76.65%
Male Literacy82.72%
Female Literacy69.22%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %0.54%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %1.93%

Map of Kishtwar, Kishtwar, Jammu & Kashmir