Kupwara Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir

Kupwara Tehsil of Kupwara district has a total population of 540,914 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 297,837 are males while 243,077 are females. In 2011 there were a total 63,022 families residing in Kupwara Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Kupwara Tehsil is 816.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 14% people live in Urban areas while 86% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 76.8% while that in rural areas is 62.9%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Kupwara Tehsil is 681 while that of Rural areas is 840.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kupwara Tehsil is 126633 which is 23% of the total population. There are 67687 male children and 58946 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kupwara Tehsil is 871 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 816 ) of Kupwara Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Kupwara Tehsil is 64.93%. The male literacy rate is 58.53% and the female literacy rate is 38.96% in Kupwara Tehsil.

To facilitate the administration, Kupwara Tehsil is further divided into 7 towns and 122 villages.

Kupwara Tehsil Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kupwara Tehsil.

Caste-wise Population - Kupwara Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 8.7% of total population in Kupwara Tehsil of Jammu and Kashmir.

Religion-wise Population - Kupwara Tehsil

Literacy Rate - Kupwara Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Kupwara Tehsil in 2011 were 64.93% in which, male and female literacy were 75.74% and 51.43% respectively. Total literate in Kupwara Tehsil were 269,008 of which male and female were 174,312 and 94,696 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Kupwara Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Kupwara Tehsil is 816 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 816 females in Kupwara Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 871 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 816 ) of Kupwara Tehsil.

Child Population - Kupwara Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 126,633 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kupwara Tehsil. Out of which 67,687 were male while 58,946 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Kupwara Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are a total 7,008 families under Kupwara Tehsil living in urban areas while 7,008 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 14% of total population of Kupwara Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 86% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 14,726 while that in rural regions is 111,907.

Working Population - Kupwara Tehsil

In Kupwara Tehsil out of total population, 136,649 were engaged in work activities. 55.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 44.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 136,649 workers engaged in Main Work, 8,105 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 5,773 were Agricultural labourers.

Nearby Tehsils from Kupwara Tehsil

Below is the list of Tehsils near Kupwara Tehsil in Kupwara district.

Kupwara Tehsil Map

Reference

• Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
• Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir - Wikipedia