District of Jammu and Kashmir

Bandipore: 3.9 lakh people, one story

People
3,92,232
Area
345 km²
Literacy
56.28%
Sex ratio
889
#1 in Jammu and KashmirHousehold industry workers: 13.7 % of workers. Rank 1 of 20 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in Jammu and KashmirPopulation density: 1,137 per km². Rank 2 of 20 districts.See the numbers →Big number3.9 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 1,137 to every km².See the numbers →

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BandiporeJammu and Kashmir

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

Bandipore in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population3.9 lakh#14/20 in Jammu and Kashmir
Area345 km²#18/20 in Jammu and Kashmir
Population density1,137 per km²#2/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▲ state 290
Sex ratio889 females per 1000 males#13/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▼ state 892
Child sex ratio (0–6)892 girls per 1000 boys#6/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▲ state 860
Literacy rate56.28%#17/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▼ state 67.00
Female literacy44.34%#18/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▼ state 56.36
Urban population16.7%#8/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▼ state 27.5

People & society

56.3% can read. 889 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
66.976.5
Female literacy
44.356.4
Scheduled Castes
0.17.5
Scheduled Tribes
19.210.4
Living in towns
16.727.5

Gender literacy gap: 22.5 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 2.2%
  • Muslim 97.4%
  • Christian 0.1%
  • Sikh 0.1%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    41 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    1.5 lakh workers, 38.1% of all people

    This district
    Jammu and Kashmir
    • Cultivators 18.9%
    • Farm labourers 22.0%
    • Household industry 13.7%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 45.4%

      Schemes & development

      Only 46% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      46.448.1
      Latrine at home
      42.928.4
      Tap water
      34.636.3
      LPG / PNG
      9.017.7
      Phone
      35.239.3
      Television
      25.928.8
      Bicycle
      5.85.9
      Two-wheeler
      2.37.4

      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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