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

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District · Jammu and Kashmir 

# Ganderbal district

Ganderbal is a district of Jammu and Kashmir, 17th of 20 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **297,446 people** in 3 sub-districts, 3 towns and 115 villages; 16% lived in towns. The largest town is [Ganderbal](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/ganderbal/ganderbal/ganderbal/) (28,233).

- 297,446people (2011)
- 3sub-districts
- 3towns
- 58.0%literacy

## Who lives in Ganderbal?

Ganderbal had **297,446 people** at the 2011 Census — 2.4% of Jammu and Kashmir's population and 17th of 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir by population. There were 874 women for every 1,000 men (below the Jammu and Kashmir figure of 892; 17th 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 Ganderbal?

58.0% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below Jammu and Kashmir's 67.0%), 16th of 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir. Men were at 68.9% and women at 45.7% — a gap of 23.1 points (it is 20.2 points across Jammu and Kashmir). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Lar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/ganderbal/lar/) (61.6%) and lowest in [Kangan](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/ganderbal/kangan/) (52.8%).

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 Ganderbal do for a living?

33.9% of people worked in 2011 (women: 19.9%). Of all workers, 5% farmed their own land, 5% were farm labourers, 2% worked in household industry and 40% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 48% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 11% of workers here, against 17% across Jammu and Kashmir. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Lar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/ganderbal/lar/) (16% of workers in farming) and the least is [Ganderbal](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/ganderbal/ganderbal/) (6% of workers in farming).

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**■** Cultivators 5 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (5%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 40 (40%) · **■** Marginal 48 (48%)

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 Ganderbal

15.8% of people lived in towns and cities (below Jammu and Kashmir's 27.5%), 9th of 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir. The Census counted 3 towns: 1 statutory towns with a municipality and 2 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. The largest is [Ganderbal](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/ganderbal/ganderbal/ganderbal/) with 28,233 people, home to 60% 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 Ganderbal

Ganderbal had 115 census villages, 113 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 2,216 people; 10 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Forest Block](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/ganderbal/kangan/forest-block/) (14,975), [Chater Gul](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/ganderbal/kangan/chater-gul/) (7,641), [Mani Gam](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/ganderbal/lar/mani-gam/) (7,606), [Tulmulla](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/ganderbal/ganderbal/tulmulla/) (7,240) and [Hari Ganiwan](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/ganderbal/kangan/hari-ganiwan/) (6,699).

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 Ganderbal compared with Jammu and Kashmir

■ Ganderbal · ■ Jammu and Kashmir

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.0%**

**67.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****874**

**892

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****863**

**860

Working population ****33.9%**

**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 Ganderbal

Of every 100 households in Ganderbal in 2011, 89 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Ganderbal · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

Toilet within the home ****73%**

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

Tap water ****82%**

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

Use banking services ****60%**

Television ****47%**

Mobile phone ****60%**

Computer with internet ****2%**

Two-wheeler ****6%**

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

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

Own their home ****98%**

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 Ganderbal

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Lar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/ganderbal/lar/) 90,694 42 1 

[Kangan](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/ganderbal/kangan/) 120,934 42 0 

[Ganderbal](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/ganderbal/ganderbal/) 85,818 31 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 Ganderbal

- Ganderbal · 28,233
- Safa Pora · 10,471
- Wail · 8,335

## Largest villages in Ganderbal

- Forest Block · 14,975
- Chater Gul · 7,641
- Mani Gam · 7,606
- Tulmulla · 7,240
- Hari Ganiwan · 6,699
- Wangat · 6,616
- Yan Goora · 6,380
- Kangan · 5,985
- Chunt Valiwar · 5,950
- Shalla Bug · 5,229
- Wossan · 4,810
- Wakura · 4,463
- Akhal · 4,053
- Hari Pora · 4,026
- Thune · 4,020
- Batvena · 3,711
- Rakh Harran · 3,697
- Gund Sarsingh · 3,688
- Qasba Lar · 3,672
- Gadoora · 3,654

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 Ganderbal?3: Lar, Kangan, Ganderbal
- What is the population of Ganderbal district?297,446 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Ganderbal?Ganderbal