District of Jammu and Kashmir

Anantnag: 10.8 lakh people, one story

People
10,78,692
Area
3,574 km²
Literacy
62.69%
Sex ratio
927
Top 3 in Jammu and KashmirSex ratio: 927 females per 1000 males. Rank 3 of 20 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in Jammu and KashmirUrban population: 26.2%. Rank 3 of 20 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in Jammu and KashmirPopulation: 10,78,692. Rank 3 of 20 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in Jammu and KashmirArea: 3,574 km². Rank 3 of 20 districts.See the numbers →

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AnantnagJammu and Kashmir

The history, places and schemes of Anantnag are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Anantnag in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population10.8 lakh#3/20 in Jammu and Kashmir
Area3,574 km²#3/20 in Jammu and Kashmir
Population density302 per km²#11/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▲ state 290
Sex ratio927 females per 1000 males#3/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▲ state 892
Child sex ratio (0–6)841 girls per 1000 boys#15/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▼ state 860
Literacy rate62.69%#12/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▼ state 67.00
Female literacy52.19%#9/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▼ state 56.36
Urban population26.2%#3/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▼ state 27.5

People & society

62.7% can read. 927 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
72.776.5
Female literacy
52.256.4
Scheduled Castes
0.27.5
Scheduled Tribes
10.810.4
Living in towns
26.227.5

Gender literacy gap: 20.5 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 1.2%
  • Muslim 98.0%
  • Christian 0.1%
  • Sikh 0.6%

    Sectors at a glance

    56 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    3.9 lakh workers, 36.1% of all people

    This district
    Jammu and Kashmir
    • Cultivators 36.2%
    • Farm labourers 19.6%
    • Household industry 4.2%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 40.0%

      Schemes & development

      Only 41% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      41.448.1
      Latrine at home
      29.128.4
      Tap water
      37.136.3
      LPG / PNG
      10.417.7
      Phone
      37.039.3
      Television
      24.228.8
      Bicycle
      2.35.9
      Two-wheeler
      2.07.4

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.