Pulwama is one of district of Jammu & Kashmir in India. There are 4 Tehsils, 329 villages and 5 towns in Pulwama district.
As per the Census India 2011, Pulwama district has 86241 households, population of 560440 of which 293064 are males and 267376 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 97374 which is 17.37% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Pulwama district is around
912 compared to
889 which is average of Jammu & Kashmir state. The literacy rate of Pulwama district is 52.45% out of which 60.85% males are literate and 43.25% females are literate. The total area of Pulwama is 1086 sq.km with population density of 516 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 85.64% of population lives in Urban area and 14.36% lives in Rural area. There are 0.07% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 4.03% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Pulwama district.
Pulwama Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 560440 | 100% |
| Muslim | 535159 | 95.49% |
| Hindu | 13840 | 2.47% |
| Sikh | 9440 | 1.68% |
| Christian | 1109 | 0.2% |
| Religion not stated | 833 | 0.15% |
| Buddhist | 35 | 0.01% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 18 | 0% |
| Jain | 6 | 0% |
Pulwama 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) | 38.55 | 1047.45 |
| Number of households | 10654 | 75587 |
| Total Population | 80462 | 479978 |
| Population (%) | 55.89% | 48.31% |
| Male Population | 44968 | 248096 |
| Female Population | 35494 | 231882 |
| Sex Ratio | 789 | 935 |
| Literacy (%) | 60.62% | 51.08% |
List of Tehsils in Pulwama
Check out complete list of all Tehsils of Pulwama district, Jammu & Kashmir
| Tehsil | Population | Area (km2) | Pop. Density | Sex-ratio |
|---|
| Pulwama | 282173 | 288.68 | 977 | 931 |
| Tral | 110196 | 117.87 | 935 | 915 |
| Awantipora | 86507 | 116.92 | 740 | 835 |
| Pampore | 81564 | 112.41 | 726 | 932 |
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