District of Jammu and Kashmir

Kishtwar: 2.3 lakh people, one story

People
2,30,696
Area
1,644 km²
Literacy
56.20%
Sex ratio
920
Top 3 in Jammu and KashmirWorkers in farming: 67.0 % of workers. Rank 2 of 20 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in Jammu and KashmirPopulation: 2,30,696. Rank 20 of 20.See the numbers →Top 3 in Jammu and KashmirChild sex ratio (0–6): 924 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 3 of 20 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in Jammu and KashmirPopulation density: 140 per km². Rank 19 of 20.See the numbers →

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KishtwarJammu and Kashmir

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

Kishtwar in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population2.3 lakh#20/20 in Jammu and Kashmir
Area1,644 km²#12/20 in Jammu and Kashmir
Population density140 per km²#19/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▼ state 290
Sex ratio920 females per 1000 males#4/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▲ state 892
Child sex ratio (0–6)924 girls per 1000 boys#3/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▲ state 860
Literacy rate56.20%#18/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▼ state 67.00
Female literacy42.36%#19/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▼ state 56.36
Urban population6.4%#18/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▼ state 27.5

People & society

56.2% can read. 920 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
68.976.5
Female literacy
42.456.4
Scheduled Castes
6.27.5
Scheduled Tribes
16.510.4
Living in towns
6.427.5

Gender literacy gap: 26.6 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 40.7%
  • Muslim 57.7%
  • Christian 0.1%
  • Sikh 0.2%
  • Buddhist 0.9%
  • Other / not stated 0.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    67 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    82,974 workers, 36.0% of all people

    This district
    Jammu and Kashmir
    • Cultivators 47.3%
    • Farm labourers 19.6%
    • Household industry 1.4%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 31.6%

      Schemes & development

      Only 31% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      30.748.1
      Latrine at home
      13.728.4
      Tap water
      43.736.3
      LPG / PNG
      5.317.7
      Phone
      22.639.3
      Television
      11.828.8
      Bicycle
      0.65.9
      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.