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

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District · Jammu and Kashmir 

# Pulwama district

Pulwama is a district of Jammu and Kashmir, 9th of 20 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **560,440 people** in 4 sub-districts, 5 towns and 329 villages; 14% lived in towns. The largest town is [Pampora](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/pulwama/pampore/pampora/) (21,680).

- 560,440people (2011)
- 4sub-districts
- 5towns
- 63.5%literacy

## Who lives in Pulwama?

Pulwama had **560,440 people** at the 2011 Census — 4.6% of Jammu and Kashmir's population and 9th of 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir by population. There were 912 women for every 1,000 men (above the Jammu and Kashmir figure of 892; 6th of 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir). Among children under 7 the ratio was 829 girls per 1,000 boys (the Jammu and Kashmir figure is 860). An average household had 6.5 people, against 5.9 across Jammu and Kashmir.

## How literate is Pulwama?

63.5% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below Jammu and Kashmir's 67.0%), 11th of 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir. Men were at 74.4% and women at 51.8% — a gap of 22.6 points (it is 20.2 points across Jammu and Kashmir). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Awantipora](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/pulwama/awantipora/) (68.0%) and lowest in [Pulwama](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/pulwama/pulwama/) (61.1%).

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 Pulwama do for a living?

33.6% of people worked in 2011 (women: 18.7%). Of all workers, 10% farmed their own land, 4% were farm labourers, 2% worked in household industry and 37% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 48% 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 [Pulwama](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/pulwama/pulwama/) (20% of workers in farming) and the least is [Tral](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/pulwama/tral/) (7% of workers in farming).

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**■** Cultivators 10 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (4%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 37 (37%) · **■** 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 Pulwama

14.4% of people lived in towns and cities (below Jammu and Kashmir's 27.5%), 11th of 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir. The Census counted 5 towns: 5 statutory towns with a municipality and 0 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. The largest is [Pampora](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/pulwama/pampore/pampora/) with 21,680 people, home to 27% 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 Pulwama

Pulwama had 329 census villages, 319 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 1,505 people; 13 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Tokuna](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/pulwama/awantipora/tokuna/) (6,775), [Shar-I- Shali](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/pulwama/pampore/shar-i-shali/) (6,178), [Let Pora](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/pulwama/pampore/let-pora/) (6,131), [Woyan](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/pulwama/pampore/woyan/) (5,874) and [Giru](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/pulwama/awantipora/giru/) (5,674).

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 Pulwama compared with Jammu and Kashmir

■ Pulwama · ■ Jammu and Kashmir

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%**

**67.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**892

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****829**

**860

Working population ****33.6%**

**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 Pulwama

Of every 100 households in Pulwama in 2011, 91 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Pulwama · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

Toilet within the home ****66%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****31%**

Tap water ****70%**

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

Use banking services ****66%**

Television ****57%**

Mobile phone ****78%**

Computer with internet ****2%**

Two-wheeler ****6%**

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

None of these assets ****10%**

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 Pulwama

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Pampore](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/pulwama/pampore/) 81,564 26 2 

[Awantipora](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/pulwama/awantipora/) 86,507 46 1 

[Tral](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/pulwama/tral/) 110,196 66 1 

[Pulwama](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/pulwama/pulwama/) 282,173 191 1 

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 Pulwama

- Pampora · 21,680
- Pulwama · 18,440
- Tral · 17,844
- Awantipora · 12,647
- Khrew · 9,851

## Largest villages in Pulwama

- Tokuna · 6,775
- Shar-I- Shali · 6,178
- Let Pora · 6,131
- Woyan · 5,874
- Giru · 5,674
- Sanger Wani · 5,558
- Drabh Gam · 5,387
- Moran · 5,340
- Ratni Pora · 5,260
- Raj Pora · 5,215
- Quil · 5,064
- Chersu · 5,046
- Romu · 5,030
- Sambora · 4,889
- Ari Hal · 4,815
- Lal Pora · 4,674
- Hari Pari Gam · 4,672
- Tahab Shadi Pora · 4,655
- Ledhu · 4,604
- Pari Gam Jagir · 4,530

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 Pulwama?4: Pampore, Awantipora, Tral, Pulwama
- What is the population of Pulwama district?560,440 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Pulwama?Pampora