District of Jammu and Kashmir

Rajouri: 6.4 lakh people, one story

People
6,42,415
Area
2,630 km²
Literacy
68.17%
Sex ratio
860
Top 3 in Jammu and KashmirScheduled Tribes: 36.2 % of people. Rank 2 of 20 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in Jammu and KashmirSex ratio: 860 females per 1000 males. Rank 19 of 20.See the numbers →Big number6.4 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 244 to every km².See the numbers →

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RajouriJammu and Kashmir

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

Rajouri in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population6.4 lakh#7/20 in Jammu and Kashmir
Area2,630 km²#5/20 in Jammu and Kashmir
Population density244 per km²#14/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▼ state 290
Sex ratio860 females per 1000 males#19/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▼ state 892
Child sex ratio (0–6)865 girls per 1000 boys#11/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▲ state 860
Literacy rate68.17%#6/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▲ state 67.00
Female literacy56.57%#6/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▲ state 56.36
Urban population8.1%#15/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▼ state 27.5

People & society

68.2% can read. 860 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
78.176.5
Female literacy
56.656.4
Scheduled Castes
7.57.5
Scheduled Tribes
36.210.4
Living in towns
8.127.5

Gender literacy gap: 21.6 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 34.5%
  • Muslim 62.7%
  • Christian 0.2%
  • Sikh 2.4%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    55 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    2.9 lakh workers, 45.3% of all people

    This district
    Jammu and Kashmir
    • Cultivators 46.9%
    • Farm labourers 8.3%
    • Household industry 1.6%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 43.2%

      Schemes & development

      Only 45% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      45.048.1
      Latrine at home
      8.328.4
      Tap water
      18.636.3
      LPG / PNG
      11.217.7
      Phone
      30.739.3
      Television
      16.028.8
      Bicycle
      1.05.9
      Two-wheeler
      3.47.4

      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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