# Bandipore District, Jammu and Kashmir – Sub-districts & Towns

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District · Jammu and Kashmir 

# Bandipore district

Bandipore is a district of Jammu and Kashmir, 14th of 20 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **392,232 people** in 3 sub-districts, 3 towns and 122 villages; 17% lived in towns. The largest town is [Bandipore](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/bandipore/bandipora/bandipore/) (37,081).

- 392,232people (2011)
- 3sub-districts
- 3towns
- 56.3%literacy

## Who lives in Bandipore?

Bandipore had **392,232 people** at the 2011 Census — 3.2% of Jammu and Kashmir's population and 14th of 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir by population. There were 889 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Jammu and Kashmir figure of 892; 13th of 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir). Among children under 7 the ratio was 892 girls per 1,000 boys (the Jammu and Kashmir figure is 860). An average household had 6.7 people, against 5.9 across Jammu and Kashmir.

## How literate is Bandipore?

56.3% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below Jammu and Kashmir's 67.0%), 17th of 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir. Men were at 66.9% and women at 44.3% — a gap of 22.5 points (it is 20.2 points across Jammu and Kashmir). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Gurez](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/bandipore/gurez/) (70.5%) and lowest in [Sonawari](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/bandipore/sonawari/) (46.6%).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What do people in Bandipore do for a living?

38.1% of people worked in 2011 (women: 26.0%). Of all workers, 7% farmed their own land, 6% were farm labourers, 6% worked in household industry and 30% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 50% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 14% of workers here, against 17% across Jammu and Kashmir. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Sonawari](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/bandipore/sonawari/) (20% of workers in farming) and the least is [Gurez](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/bandipore/gurez/) (3% of workers in farming).

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**■** Cultivators 7 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (6%) · **■** Household industry 6 (6%) · **■** Other work 30 (30%) · **■** Marginal 50 (50%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns of Bandipore

16.7% of people lived in towns and cities (below Jammu and Kashmir's 27.5%), 8th of 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir. The Census counted 3 towns: 3 statutory towns with a municipality and 0 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. The largest is [Bandipore](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/bandipore/bandipora/bandipore/) with 37,081 people, home to 57% of the urban population.

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Villages of Bandipore

Bandipore had 122 census villages, 119 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 2,747 people; 19 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Ajas](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/bandipore/sonawari/ajas/) (12,961), [Aloosa](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/bandipore/bandipora/aloosa/) (11,044), [Bana Koot](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/bandipore/bandipora/bana-koot/) (10,516), [Malangam](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/bandipore/bandipora/malangam/) (8,973) and [Sadhunara Hasti Khan](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/bandipore/sonawari/sadhunara-hasti-khan/) (8,674).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Population of Bandipore compared with Jammu and Kashmir

■ Bandipore · ■ Jammu and Kashmir

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.3%**

**67.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**892

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****892**

**860

Working population ****38.1%**

**34.2%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Bandipore

Of every 100 households in Bandipore in 2011, 80 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Bandipore · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

Toilet within the home ****74%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****23%**

Tap water ****60%**

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

Use banking services ****47%**

Television ****45%**

Mobile phone ****58%**

Computer with internet ****2%**

Two-wheeler ****4%**

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

None of these assets ****16%**

Own their home ****99%**

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Sub-districts of Bandipore

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Gurez](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/bandipore/gurez/) 37,992 28 0 

[Bandipora](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/bandipore/bandipora/) 177,738 42 1 

[Sonawari](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/bandipore/sonawari/) 176,502 52 2 

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns in Bandipore

- Bandipore · 37,081
- Sumbal · 15,041
- Hajan · 13,239

## Largest villages in Bandipore

- Ajas · 12,961
- Aloosa · 11,044
- Bana Koot · 10,516
- Malangam · 8,973
- Sadhunara Hasti Khan · 8,674
- Chithi Bandi · 8,346
- Naid Khi · 8,166
- Mantrigam · 7,981
- Qazipora Patushi · 7,229
- Gundi Sader Koot · 7,152
- Shah Gund · 7,044
- Arin Dard Pora · 6,234
- Quil Muqam · 6,056
- Nowgam · 5,836
- Sonagam · 5,373
- Kunas · 5,271
- Bahar Abad · 5,254
- Sumlar Shok Baba · 5,178
- Nadihal · 5,167
- Kosum Bagh · 4,965

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- How many sub-districts are in Bandipore?3: Gurez, Bandipora, Sonawari
- What is the population of Bandipore district?392,232 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Bandipore?Bandipore