Kupwara district

Kupwara District is one of 10 districts located in Kashmir region of Jammu and Kashmir, India. The river Kishenganga, originating from the Himalayas, flows through the outer areas of the district from east to west.[3]

Kupwara district

Kupwore
District of Jammu and Kashmir
Town of magical forest
Location of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir
Coordinates (Kupwara): 34°31′12″N 74°15′00″E
CountryIndia
Union territoryJammu and Kashmir
DivisionKashmir Division
HeadquartersKupwara
Government
 • Vidhan Sabha constituencies5 : Karnah, Kupwara, Lolab, Handwara and Langate
Area
 • Total2,379 km2 (919 sq mi)
 • Urban
47.3 km2 (18.3 sq mi)
 • Rural
2,331.7 km2 (900.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total870,354
 • Density370/km2 (950/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy75.60%
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationJK-09
Websitehttp://kupwara.gov.in/

Economy

Most of the people depend on agriculture and horticulture. There is a good production and business of walnuts in Kupwara.[4]

Department of horticulture have developed high density walnut nursery in Kupwara[5]

Demographics

Religion in Kupwara district (2011)[6]

  Islam (94.59%)
  Hinduism (4.27%)
  Sikhism (0.64%)
  Christianity (0.20%)
  Buddhism (0.01%)
  Not stated (0.29%)

Kupwara district: mother-tongue of population, according to the 2011 Census.[2]

  Gojri (9.21%)
  Hindi (2.72%)
  Pahari (14.12%)
  Kashmiri (71.11%)
  Punjabi (0.68%)
  Others (2.16%)

According to the 2011 census Kupwara district has a population of 870,354.[2] This gives it a ranking of 470th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 368 inhabitants per square kilometre (950/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 34.62%. Kupwara has a sex ratio of 843 females for every 1000 males (this varies with religion), and a literacy rate of 75.60%.

Sex Ratio in Kupwara District in 2011 Census.
(no. females per 1,000 males)
Religion (and population) Sex Ratio
Muslim (pop 823,286)
 
 912
Hindu (pop 37,128)
 
 30
Sikh (pop 5,600)
 
 162
Other (pop 1,818)
 
 395
Not stated (pop 2,522)
 
 695
Total (pop 870,354)
 
 835
Kupwara district: religion, gender ratio, and % urban of population, according to the 2011 Census.[6]
Hindu Muslim Christian Sikh Buddhist Jain Other Not stated Total
Total 37,128823,2861,7005,6006639132,522870,354
4.27%94.59%0.20%0.64%0.01%0.00%0.00%0.29%100.00%
Male 36,057430,5211,2154,821512891,488474,190
Female 1,071392,765485779151141,034396,164
Gender ratio (% female) 2.9%47.7%28.5%13.9%22.7%28.2%30.8%41.0%45.5%
Sex ratio
(no. of females per 1,000 males)		 30912399162–––695835
Urban 9,46093,3553691,1232068388104,729
Rural 27,668729,9311,3314,477463352,134765,625
% Urban 25.5%11.3%21.7%20.1%30.3%15.4%61.5%15.4%12.0%
Kupwara district
mother-tongue of population, according to the 2011 Census.[2]
Mother tongue code Mother tongue People Percentage
001002Assamese 618 0.07%
002007Bengali 1,750 0.20%
004001Dogri 976 0.11%
005018Gujarati 529 0.06%
006102Bhojpuri 193 0.02%
006195Garhwali 47 0.01%
006207Gojri/Gujjari/Gujar 80,163 9.21%
006235Haryanvi 83 0.01%
006240Hindi 23,640 2.72%
006340Kumauni 455 0.05%
006439Pahari 122,927 14.12%
006489Rajasthani 199 0.02%
006503Sadan/Sadri 47 0.01%
007016Kannada 748 0.09%
008005Kashmiri 618,887 71.11%
008019Dardi 661 0.08%
011016Malayalam 850 0.10%
012003Meitei 81 0.01%
013071Marathi 2,479 0.28%
014011Nepali 1,141 0.13%
015043Odia 771 0.09%
016038Punjabi 5,887 0.68%
020027Tamil 1,464 0.17%
021046Telugu 1,221 0.14%
022015Urdu 976 0.11%
024001Afghani/Kabuli/Pashto 1,691 0.19%
053005Gujari 1,110 0.13%
– Others 760 0.09%
Total 870,354 100.00%

References
  1. District Census Handbook Kupwara, Part A (PDF). Census of India 2011 (Report). July 2016. p. 7. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
    District Census Handbook Kupwara, Part B (PDF). Census of India 2011 (Report). 16 June 2014. pp. 11, 12. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  2. C-16 Population By Mother Tongue – Jammu & Kashmir (Report). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  3. "Statement showing the number of blocks in respect of 22 Districts of Jammu and Kashmir State including newly Created Districts, as on 31-03-2008" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2008. Retrieved 29 August 2008. dated 2008-03-13, accessed 2008-08-30
  4. Ministry of Panchayati Raj (8 September 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  5. "Horticulture deptt to develop high density walnut nursery in Kupwara". Greater Kashmir. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  6. C-1 Population By Religious Community – Jammu & Kashmir (Report). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
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