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

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District · Jammu and Kashmir 

# Reasi district

Reasi is a district of Jammu and Kashmir, 16th of 20 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **314,667 people** in 2 sub-districts, 5 towns and 255 villages; 9% lived in towns. The largest town is [Katra](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/reasi/reasi/katra/) (9,008).

- 314,667people (2011)
- 2sub-districts
- 5towns
- 58.2%literacy

## Who lives in Reasi?

Reasi had **314,667 people** at the 2011 Census — 2.6% of Jammu and Kashmir's population and 16th of 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir by population. There were 890 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Jammu and Kashmir figure of 892; 11th of 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir). Among children under 7 the ratio was 919 girls per 1,000 boys (the Jammu and Kashmir figure is 860). An average household had 5.6 people, against 5.9 across Jammu and Kashmir.

## How literate is Reasi?

58.2% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below Jammu and Kashmir's 67.0%), 15th of 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir. Men were at 68.4% and women at 46.6% — a gap of 21.8 points (it is 20.2 points across Jammu and Kashmir). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Reasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/reasi/reasi/) (66.3%) and lowest in [Gool-Gulabgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/reasi/gool-gulabgarh/) (48.4%).

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 Reasi do for a living?

46.0% of people worked in 2011 (women: 37.8%). Of all workers, 34% farmed their own land, 1% were farm labourers, 0% worked in household industry and 26% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 39% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 35% of workers here, against 17% across Jammu and Kashmir. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Gool-Gulabgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/reasi/gool-gulabgarh/) (48% of workers in farming) and the least is [Reasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/reasi/reasi/) (26% of workers in farming).

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**■** Cultivators 34 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry (0%) · **■** Other work 26 (26%) · **■** Marginal 39 (39%)

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 Reasi

8.6% of people lived in towns and cities (below Jammu and Kashmir's 27.5%), 14th of 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir. The Census counted 5 towns: 3 statutory towns with a municipality and 2 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. The largest is [Katra](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/reasi/reasi/katra/) with 9,008 people, home to 33% 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 Reasi

Reasi had 255 census villages, 253 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 1,137 people; 7 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Mahore](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/reasi/gool-gulabgarh/mahore/) (8,409), [Thuru](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/reasi/gool-gulabgarh/thuru/) (8,028), [Tuli](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/reasi/gool-gulabgarh/tuli/) (8,016), [Chassot](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/reasi/gool-gulabgarh/chassot/) (7,502) and [Budhan](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/reasi/gool-gulabgarh/budhan/) (7,354).

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 Reasi compared with Jammu and Kashmir

■ Reasi · ■ Jammu and Kashmir

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.2%**

**67.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890**

**892

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****919**

**860

Working population ****46.0%**

**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 Reasi

Of every 100 households in Reasi in 2011, 58 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Reasi · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

Toilet within the home ****15%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

Tap water ****62%**

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

Use banking services ****74%**

Television ****25%**

Mobile phone ****51%**

Computer with internet ****1%**

Two-wheeler ****6%**

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

None of these assets ****32%**

Own their home ****95%**

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 Reasi

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Gool-Gulabgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/reasi/gool-gulabgarh/) 147,843 61 0 

[Reasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/reasi/reasi/) 166,824 194 5 

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 Reasi

- Katra · 9,008
- Reasi · 7,796
- Talwara · 5,125
- Marhi · 4,392
- Purana Daroorh · 675

## Largest villages in Reasi

- Mahore · 8,409
- Thuru · 8,028
- Tuli · 8,016
- Chassot · 7,502
- Budhan · 7,354
- Bathoie · 6,011
- Sarh · 5,856
- Chana · 4,884
- Shajroo · 4,153
- Kanthi · 3,947
- Kundradhan · 3,940
- Dewal · 3,860
- Gran Bayotran · 3,546
- Jamaslan · 3,326
- Salal · 3,198
- Shikari · 3,175
- Bana · 3,148
- Chassana · 3,066
- Hassot · 3,001
- Kotli Manotrian · 2,937

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 Reasi?2: Gool-Gulabgarh, Reasi
- What is the population of Reasi district?314,667 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Reasi?Katra