District of Jammu and Kashmir

Ganderbal: 3 lakh people, one story

People
2,97,446
Area
259 km²
Literacy
58.04%
Sex ratio
874
#1 in Jammu and KashmirPopulation density: 1,148 per km². Rank 1 of 20 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in Jammu and KashmirArea: 259 km². Rank 20 of 20.See the numbers →Top 3 in Jammu and KashmirHousehold industry workers: 7.6 % of workers. Rank 3 of 20 districts.See the numbers →Big number3 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 1,148 to every km².See the numbers →

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GanderbalJammu and Kashmir

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

Ganderbal in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population3 lakh#17/20 in Jammu and Kashmir
Area259 km²#20/20 in Jammu and Kashmir
Population density1,148 per km²#1/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▲ state 290
Sex ratio874 females per 1000 males#17/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▼ state 892
Child sex ratio (0–6)863 girls per 1000 boys#14/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▲ state 860
Literacy rate58.04%#16/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▼ state 67.00
Female literacy45.71%#16/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▼ state 56.36
Urban population15.8%#9/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▼ state 27.5

People & society

58.0% can read. 874 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
68.976.5
Female literacy
45.756.4
Scheduled Castes
0.07.5
Scheduled Tribes
20.510.4
Living in towns
15.827.5

Gender literacy gap: 23.1 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 1.9%
  • Muslim 97.7%
  • Christian 0.1%
  • Sikh 0.2%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    34 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    1 lakh workers, 33.9% of all people

    This district
    Jammu and Kashmir
    • Cultivators 15.2%
    • Farm labourers 19.1%
    • Household industry 7.6%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 58.1%

      Schemes & development

      Only 50% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      49.848.1
      Latrine at home
      40.728.4
      Tap water
      45.936.3
      LPG / PNG
      13.517.7
      Phone
      35.939.3
      Television
      26.328.8
      Bicycle
      7.85.9
      Two-wheeler
      3.57.4

      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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