Kulgam is one of district of Jammu & Kashmir in India. There are 3 Tehsils, 231 villages and 8 towns in Kulgam district.
As per the Census India 2011, Kulgam district has 73,728 households, population of 424,483 of which 217,620 are males and 206,863 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 71,501 which is 16.84% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Kulgam district is around
951 compared to
889 which is average of Jammu & Kashmir state. The literacy rate of Kulgam district is 49.26% out of which 57.46% males are literate and 40.62% females are literate. The total area of Kulgam is 410 sq.km with population density of 1,035 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 81.01% of population lives in Urban area and 18.99% lives in Rural area. There are 0% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 6.25% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Kulgam district.
Kulgam Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 424,483 | 100% |
| Muslim | 418,076 | 98.49% |
| Hindu | 4,267 | 1.01% |
| Sikh | 1,035 | 0.24% |
| Religion not stated | 584 | 0.14% |
| Christian | 460 | 0.11% |
| Buddhist | 27 | 0.01% |
| Jain | 25 | 0.01% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 9 | 0% |
Kulgam Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Area(sq.km) | 50 | 360 |
| Number of households | 13,806 | 59,922 |
| Total Population | 80,613 | 343,870 |
| Population (%) | 52.16% | 48.94% |
| Male Population | 42,046 | 175,574 |
| Female Population | 38,567 | 168,296 |
| Sex Ratio | 917 | 959 |
| Literacy (%) | 57.03% | 47.43% |
List of Tehsils in Kulgam
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