# Rajouri District, Jammu and Kashmir – Sub-districts & Towns > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/ District · Jammu and Kashmir # Rajouri district Rajouri is a district of Jammu and Kashmir, 7th of 20 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **642,415 people** in 7 sub-districts, 4 towns and 385 villages; 8% lived in towns. The largest town is [Rajauri](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/rajauri/rajauri/) (29,486). - 642,415people (2011) - 7sub-districts - 4towns - 68.2%literacy ## Who lives in Rajouri? Rajouri had **642,415 people** at the 2011 Census — 5.2% of Jammu and Kashmir's population and 7th of 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir by population. There were 860 women for every 1,000 men (below the Jammu and Kashmir figure of 892; 19th of 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir). Among children under 7 the ratio was 865 girls per 1,000 boys (the Jammu and Kashmir figure is 860). An average household had 4.9 people, against 5.9 across Jammu and Kashmir. ## How literate is Rajouri? 68.2% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above Jammu and Kashmir's 67.0%), 6th of 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir. Men were at 78.1% and women at 56.6% — a gap of 21.6 points (it is 20.2 points across Jammu and Kashmir). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Nowshehra](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/nowshehra/) (80.1%) and lowest in [Budhal](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/budhal/) (50.0%). 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 Rajouri do for a living? 45.3% of people worked in 2011 (women: 35.7%). Of all workers, 15% farmed their own land, 2% were farm labourers, 1% worked in household industry and 27% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 55% 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 [Thanamandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/thanamandi/) (26% of workers in farming) and the least is [Nowshehra](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/nowshehra/) (11% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 15 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 27 (27%) · **■** Marginal 55 (55%) 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 Rajouri 8.1% of people lived in towns and cities (below Jammu and Kashmir's 27.5%), 15th of 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir. The Census counted 4 towns: 4 statutory towns with a municipality and 0 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. The largest is [Rajauri](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/rajauri/rajauri/) with 29,486 people, home to 56% 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 Rajouri Rajouri had 385 census villages, 375 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 1,574 people; 15 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Tareru](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/kalakote/tareru/) (8,017), [Dudaj](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/darhal/dudaj/) (7,842), [Sawari](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/budhal/sawari/) (7,225), [Bhajwal](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/sunderbani/bhajwal/) (7,101) and [Kangri](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/sunderbani/kangri/) (6,448). 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 Rajouri compared with Jammu and Kashmir ■ Rajouri · ■ Jammu and Kashmir Literacy (age 7+) ****68.2%** **67.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****860** **892 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****865** **860 Working population ****45.3%** **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 Rajouri Of every 100 households in Rajouri in 2011, 77 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Rajouri · ■ Electricity for lighting ****77%** Toilet within the home ****14%** No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** Tap water ****32%** Drinking water within premises ****15%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** Use banking services ****65%** Television ****28%** Mobile phone ****51%** Computer with internet ****0%** Two-wheeler ****6%** Car / jeep / van ****2%** None of these assets ****30%** 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 Rajouri Sub-district People Villages Towns [Thanamandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/thanamandi/) 67,773 32 1 [Darhal](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/darhal/) 36,227 12 0 [Rajauri](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/rajauri/) 189,067 121 1 [Budhal](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/budhal/) 123,050 52 0 [Kalakote](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/kalakote/) 72,667 69 0 [Nowshehra](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/nowshehra/) 89,416 56 1 [Sunderbani](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/sunderbani/) 64,215 43 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 Rajouri - Rajauri · 29,486 - Nowshehra · 10,408 - Sunderbani · 6,930 - Thanamandi · 5,490 ## Largest villages in Rajouri - Tareru · 8,017 - Dudaj · 7,842 - Sawari · 7,225 - Bhajwal · 7,101 - Kangri · 6,448 - Lambehri · 6,150 - Ghambeer Muglian · 5,860 - Fateh Pur · 5,814 - Thana Nang · 5,749 - Chokian · 5,636 - Panj Grian · 5,552 - Kanthol · 5,512 - Nunial · 5,344 - Rajnagar · 5,341 - Jungerial · 5,013 - Dharsakri · 4,982 - Narian · 4,896 - Kandi · 4,749 - Ujjan · 4,727 - Bahdaun · 4,593 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 Rajouri?7: Thanamandi, Darhal, Rajauri, Budhal, Kalakote, Nowshehra, Sunderbani - What is the population of Rajouri district?642,415 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Rajouri?Rajauri