District of Jammu and Kashmir

Kulgam: 4.2 lakh people, one story

People
4,24,483
Area
410 km²
Literacy
59.23%
Sex ratio
951
Top 3 in Jammu and KashmirSex ratio: 951 females per 1000 males. Rank 2 of 20 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in Jammu and KashmirScheduled Castes: 0.0 % of people. Rank 20 of 20.See the numbers →Top 3 in Jammu and KashmirPopulation density: 1,035 per km². Rank 3 of 20 districts.See the numbers →Big number4.2 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 1,035 to every km².See the numbers →

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KulgamJammu and Kashmir

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

Kulgam in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population4.2 lakh#12/20 in Jammu and Kashmir
Area410 km²#17/20 in Jammu and Kashmir
Population density1,035 per km²#3/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▲ state 290
Sex ratio951 females per 1000 males#2/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▲ state 892
Child sex ratio (0–6)885 girls per 1000 boys#8/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▲ state 860
Literacy rate59.23%#14/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▼ state 67.00
Female literacy48.49%#14/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▼ state 56.36
Urban population19.0%#5/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▼ state 27.5

People & society

59.2% can read. 951 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
69.676.5
Female literacy
48.556.4
Scheduled Castes
0.07.5
Scheduled Tribes
6.210.4
Living in towns
19.027.5

Gender literacy gap: 21.1 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 1.0%
  • Muslim 98.5%
  • Christian 0.1%
  • Sikh 0.2%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    62 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    1.6 lakh workers, 37.7% of all people

    This district
    Jammu and Kashmir
    • Cultivators 43.2%
    • Farm labourers 18.7%
    • Household industry 3.9%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 34.2%

      Schemes & development

      Only 40% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      39.648.1
      Latrine at home
      25.628.4
      Tap water
      40.336.3
      LPG / PNG
      3.617.7
      Phone
      41.039.3
      Television
      21.328.8
      Bicycle
      1.55.9
      Two-wheeler
      2.77.4

      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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        Sources

        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.