# Baramula District, Jammu and Kashmir – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population

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District · Jammu and Kashmir 

# Baramula district

Baramula is a district of Jammu and Kashmir, 4th of 20 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **1,008,039 people** in 8 sub-districts, 7 towns and 518 villages; 18% lived in towns. The largest town is [Baramula](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/baramulla/baramula/) (71,434).

- 1,008,039people (2011)
- 8sub-districts
- 7towns
- 64.6%literacy

## Who lives in Baramula?

Baramula had **1,008,039 people** at the 2011 Census — 8.2% of Jammu and Kashmir's population and 4th of 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir by population. There were 885 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Jammu and Kashmir figure of 892; 15th of 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir). Among children under 7 the ratio was 863 girls per 1,000 boys (the Jammu and Kashmir figure is 860). An average household had 6.6 people, against 5.9 across Jammu and Kashmir.

## How literate is Baramula?

64.6% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below Jammu and Kashmir's 67.0%), 9th of 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir. Men were at 75.5% and women at 52.4% — a gap of 23.1 points (it is 20.2 points across Jammu and Kashmir). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Baramulla](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/baramulla/) (71.7%) and lowest in [Boniyar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/boniyar/) (59.7%).

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 Baramula do for a living?

30.2% of people worked in 2011 (women: 11.5%). Of all workers, 10% farmed their own land, 6% were farm labourers, 3% worked in household industry and 43% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 38% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 17% of workers here, against 17% across Jammu and Kashmir. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Rafiabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/rafiabad/) (29% of workers in farming) and the least is [Boniyar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/boniyar/) (5% of workers in farming).

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**■** Cultivators 10 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (6%) · **■** Household industry 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 43 (43%) · **■** Marginal 38 (38%)

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 Baramula

18.1% of people lived in towns and cities (below Jammu and Kashmir's 27.5%), 6th of 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir. The Census counted 7 towns: 7 statutory towns with a municipality and 0 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. The largest is [Baramula](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/baramulla/baramula/) with 71,434 people, home to 39% 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 Baramula

Baramula had 518 census villages, 509 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 1,622 people; 21 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Palhallan](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/pattan/palhallan/) (14,206), [Mati Pora](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/pattan/mati-pora/) (9,675), [Hanji Wera](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/pattan/hanji-wera/) (9,493), [Nihal Pora](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/pattan/nihal-pora/) (9,243) and [Danger Pora](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/sopore/danger-pora/) (9,021).

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 Baramula compared with Jammu and Kashmir

■ Baramula · ■ Jammu and Kashmir

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.6%**

**67.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885**

**892

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****863**

**860

Working population ****30.2%**

**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 Baramula

Of every 100 households in Baramula in 2011, 95 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Baramula · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

Toilet within the home ****78%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

Tap water ****78%**

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

Use banking services ****67%**

Television ****52%**

Mobile phone ****70%**

Computer with internet ****2%**

Two-wheeler ****6%**

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

None of these assets ****13%**

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 Baramula

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Sopore](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/sopore/) 219,913 58 1 

[Rafiabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/rafiabad/) 92,639 77 1 

[Pattan](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/pattan/) 229,155 95 1 

[Baramulla](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/baramulla/) 149,649 42 1 

[Kreeri](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/kreeri/) 66,954 50 0 

[Uri](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/uri/) 74,867 48 1 

[Boniyar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/boniyar/) 72,564 52 0 

[Tangmarg](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/tangmarg/) 102,298 96 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 Baramula

- Baramula · 71,434
- Sopore · 71,292
- Pattan · 19,538
- Uri · 9,366
- Watra Gam · 7,015
- Gulmarg · 1,965
- Kunzer · 1,890

## Largest villages in Baramula

- Palhallan · 14,206
- Mati Pora · 9,675
- Hanji Wera · 9,493
- Nihal Pora · 9,243
- Danger Pora · 9,021
- Sultan Pora Khai · 8,846
- Seer Jagir · 7,997
- Dilna · 7,599
- Nambla · 7,193
- Tarazuea · 6,910
- Feroz Pora · 6,702
- Tujar Pahle Har · 6,612
- Haigam · 6,212
- Pattan · 5,996
- Wara Pora · 5,891
- Ruhama · 5,657
- Wadura · 5,645
- Lal Pora · 5,450
- Hardushuo · 5,442
- Achha Bal · 5,440

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 Baramula?8: Sopore, Rafiabad, Pattan, Baramulla, Kreeri, Uri, Boniyar, Tangmarg
- What is the population of Baramula district?1,008,039 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Baramula?Baramula