Karnah is a Tehsil located in Kupwara district of Jammu & Kashmir. It is one of 3 Tehsils of Kupwara district. There are 41 villages and 2 towns in Karnah Tehsil.
As per the Census India 2011, Karnah Tehsil has 11422 households, population of 60129 of which 34471 are males and 25658 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 10811 which is 17.98% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Karnah Tehsil is around
744 compared to
889 which is average of Jammu & Kashmir state. The literacy rate of Karnah Tehsil is 50.39% out of which 62.79% males are literate and 33.72% females are literate. The total area of Karnah is 69.89 sq.km with population density of 860 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 74.16% of population lives in Urban area and 25.84% lives in Rural area. There are 0.18% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 12.84% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Karnah Tehsil.
Karnah Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 60129 | 100% |
| Muslim | 53575 | 89.1% |
| Hindu | 5215 | 8.67% |
| Sikh | 858 | 1.43% |
| Christian | 287 | 0.48% |
| Religion not stated | 185 | 0.31% |
| Buddhist | 9 | 0.01% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 0 | 0% |
| Jain | 0 | 0% |
Karnah 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 | 2980 | 8442 |
| Total Population | 15538 | 44591 |
| Population (%) | 63.02% | 44.65% |
| Male Population | 9792 | 24679 |
| Female Population | 5746 | 19912 |
| Sex Ratio | 587 | 807 |
| Literacy (%) | 57.18% | 48.02% |
List of Cities in Karnah
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List of Villages in Karnah
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