District of Jammu and Kashmir

Srinagar: 12.4 lakh people, one story

People
12,36,829
Area
1,979 km²
Literacy
69.41%
Sex ratio
900
#1 in Jammu and KashmirUrban population: 98.6%. Rank 1 of 20 districts.See the numbers →#1 in Jammu and KashmirHomes with electricity (2011): 63.1 % of households. Rank 1 of 20 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in Jammu and KashmirPopulation: 12,36,829. Rank 2 of 20 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in Jammu and KashmirScheduled Tribes: 0.7 % of people. Rank 20 of 20.See the numbers →

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SrinagarJammu and Kashmir

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

Srinagar in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population12.4 lakh#2/20 in Jammu and Kashmir
Area1,979 km²#9/20 in Jammu and Kashmir
Population density625 per km²#6/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▲ state 290
Sex ratio900 females per 1000 males#8/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▲ state 892
Child sex ratio (0–6)865 girls per 1000 boys#12/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▲ state 860
Literacy rate69.41%#4/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▲ state 67.00
Female literacy61.85%#4/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▲ state 56.36
Urban population98.6%#1/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▲ state 27.5

People & society

69.4% can read. 900 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
76.276.5
Female literacy
61.856.4
Scheduled Castes
0.17.5
Scheduled Tribes
0.710.4
Living in towns
98.627.5

Gender literacy gap: 14.4 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 3.4%
  • Muslim 95.2%
  • Christian 0.2%
  • Sikh 1.0%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    6 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    4.1 lakh workers, 32.9% of all people

    This district
    Jammu and Kashmir
    • Cultivators 3.0%
    • Farm labourers 2.6%
    • Household industry 4.9%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 89.5%

      Schemes & development

      Only 63% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      63.148.1
      Latrine at home
      62.528.4
      Tap water
      62.736.3
      LPG / PNG
      52.717.7
      Phone
      60.239.3
      Television
      58.328.8
      Bicycle
      17.05.9
      Two-wheeler
      15.27.4

      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.