Kupwara is one of district of Jammu & Kashmir in India. There are 3 Tehsils, 362 villages and 10 towns in Kupwara district.
As per the Census India 2011, Kupwara district has 113,929 households, population of 870,354 of which 474,190 are males and 396,164 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 188,798 which is 21.69% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Kupwara district is around
835 compared to
889 which is average of Jammu & Kashmir state. The literacy rate of Kupwara district is 50.51% out of which 59.64% males are literate and 39.59% females are literate. The total area of Kupwara is 2,379 sq.km with population density of 366 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 87.97% of population lives in Urban area and 12.03% lives in Rural area. There are 0.12% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 8.08% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Kupwara district.
Kupwara Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 870,354 | 100% |
| Muslim | 823,286 | 94.59% |
| Hindu | 37,128 | 4.27% |
| Sikh | 5,600 | 0.64% |
| Religion not stated | 2,522 | 0.29% |
| Christian | 1,700 | 0.2% |
| Buddhist | 66 | 0.01% |
| Jain | 39 | 0% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 13 | 0% |
Kupwara 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) | 47 | 2,332 |
| Number of households | 11,999 | 101,930 |
| Total Population | 104,729 | 765,625 |
| Population (%) | 59.35% | 46.18% |
| Male Population | 62,152 | 412,038 |
| Female Population | 42,577 | 353,587 |
| Sex Ratio | 685 | 858 |
| Literacy (%) | 61.74% | 48.98% |
List of Tehsils in Kupwara
Check out complete list of all Tehsils of Kupwara district, Jammu & Kashmir
| Tehsil | Population | Area (km2) | Pop. Density | Sex-ratio |
|---|
| Kupwara | 540,914 | 302 | 1791 | 816 |
| Handwara | 269,311 | 291 | 924 | 898 |
| Karnah | 60,129 | 70 | 860 | 744 |
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