District of Jammu and Kashmir

Reasi: 3.1 lakh people, one story

People
3,14,667
Area
1,719 km²
Literacy
58.15%
Sex ratio
890
#1 in Jammu and KashmirWorkers in farming: 69.2 % of workers. Rank 1 of 20 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in Jammu and KashmirHousehold industry workers: 0.4 % of workers. Rank 20 of 20.See the numbers →Lowest in Jammu and KashmirHomes with electricity (2011): 29.3 % of households. Rank 20 of 20.See the numbers →Top 3 in Jammu and KashmirScheduled Tribes: 28.1 % of people. Rank 3 of 20 districts.See the numbers →

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ReasiJammu and Kashmir

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

Reasi in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population3.1 lakh#16/20 in Jammu and Kashmir
Area1,719 km²#10/20 in Jammu and Kashmir
Population density183 per km²#18/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▼ state 290
Sex ratio890 females per 1000 males#11/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▼ state 892
Child sex ratio (0–6)919 girls per 1000 boys#4/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▲ state 860
Literacy rate58.15%#15/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▼ state 67.00
Female literacy46.59%#15/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▼ state 56.36
Urban population8.6%#14/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▼ state 27.5

People & society

58.2% can read. 890 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
68.476.5
Female literacy
46.656.4
Scheduled Castes
12.07.5
Scheduled Tribes
28.110.4
Living in towns
8.627.5

Gender literacy gap: 21.8 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 48.9%
  • Muslim 49.7%
  • Christian 0.4%
  • Sikh 1.0%

    Sectors at a glance

    69 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    1.4 lakh workers, 46.0% of all people

    This district
    Jammu and Kashmir
    • Cultivators 66.4%
    • Farm labourers 2.8%
    • Household industry 0.4%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 30.4%

      Schemes & development

      Only 29% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      29.348.1
      Latrine at home
      7.728.4
      Tap water
      31.436.3
      LPG / PNG
      6.117.7
      Phone
      26.739.3
      Television
      12.728.8
      Bicycle
      1.25.9
      Two-wheeler
      3.37.4

      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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        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.