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About Anantnag District

Anantnag is a district in Jammu and Kashmir , India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of Anantnag was 1,078,692 with a growth rate of 38.58%. Anantnag covers 3,574 Km2 area. Sex ratio of Anantnag's population is 927 females for every 1000 males, while child sex ratio is 841 females out of 1000 males.

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For easier reading, details are categorized in four sections i.e. Population of Anantnag, Urban/Rural population of Anantnag, Literacy data of Anantnag and Religion wise data of Anantnag. Below are the full details and list of tehsils in Anantnag,Jammu and Kashmir, India. Select any of these to know detailed information about them.

Area, population and sex ratio of Anantnag

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Population 1,078,692 Growth (%) 38.58
Male Population 559,767 Sex Ratio 927
Female Population 518,925 Child Sex Ratio 841
Area ( In Km. Square ) 3,574

Anantnag has a total population of 1,078,692 people. Out of this, the male population stands at 559,767 while the female population 518,925. The state area is 3,574 square kilometers.

In terms of demographic statistics, Anantnag has sex ratio of 927 females per 1000 males and a child sex ratio of 841 girls per 1000 boys.

Urban/Rural Population of Anantnag

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Urban Population 282,887 Rural Population 795,805
Urban Population (%) 26.23 Rural Population (%) 73.77
Urban male Population 148,755 Rural Male Population 411,012
Urban Female Population 134,132 Rural Female Population 384,793
Urban Sex Ratio 902 Rural Sex Ratio 936

Anantnag urban population is 282,887 (26.23% of the total), while the rural population is 795,805 (73.77% of the total). Across the decade to 2011 the district grew by 38.58% overall.

Among the urban population 148,755 are males, and 134,132 are females, resulting in an urban sex ratio of 902 females per 1000 males. In the rural population 411,012 are males and 384,793 are females, resulting in an rural sex ratio of 936 females per 1000 males.

Literacy data of Anantnag

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Literate 545,532 Literacy (%) 62.69
Male Literate 324,417 Male Literacy (%) 72.66
Female Literate 221,115 Female Literacy (%) 52.19
Urban Literate 169,673 Rural Literate 375,859
Urban Male Literates 99,404 Urban Male Literacy (%) 80.71
Rural Male Literates 225,013 Rural Male Literacy (%) 69.59
Urban Female Literates 70,269 Urban Female Literacy (%) 62.42
Rural Female Literates 150,846 Rural Female Literacy (%) 48.49

The literacy data of Anantnag highlights a total literacy rate stands at 62.69% with 545,532 literate individuals. Male literacy is 72.66% while female literacy is lower at 52.19% among them, 324,417 males and 221,115 females are literate, highlighting a gender gap.

Urban areas show higher literacy rate with 169,673 people being literate, with men at 80.71% and female at 62.42%, compared to rural areas whereas 375,859 people are literate, with male at 69.59% and female at 48.49%. Highlights a gap between urban and rural literacy rates.

Religion Wise Data of Anantnag

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Hindu 13,180 Hindu (%) 1.22
Muslim 1,057,005 Muslim (%) 97.99
Sikh 6,140 Sikh (%) 0.57
Christian 1,449 Christian (%) 0.13
Jain 7 Jain (%) 0
Buddhist 55 Buddhist (%) 0.01
Other 7 Other (%) 0
Not Avaiable 849 Not Avaiable (%) 0.08

Anantnag population is mostly hindu (1.22%) with a total 13,180 people. Muslim(97.99%) with a total 1,057,005 people. Sikh are (0.57%) with a total 6,140 people. Smaller communities include Christian (0.13% with 1,449 people). Jain (0.00% with 7 people) Buddhist (0.01% with 55 people) and Other (0.00% with 7 people). Around (0.08% with 849 people) did not specify their religion. See the full religion breakdown for Anantnag.

List of Tehsils in Anantnag

6

Anantnag

Area: 189 Km2

Population

364,763

Male

187,703%

Females

177,060

Bijbehara

Area: 142 Km2

Population

146,801

Male

74,275%

Females

72,526

Dooru

Area: 131 Km2

Population

199,429

Male

105,364%

Females

94,065

Kokernag

Area: 126 Km2

Population

173,712

Male

91,173%

Females

82,539

Pahalgam

Area: 125 Km2

Population

119,884

Male

62,190%

Females

57,694

Shangus

Area: 59 Km2

Population

74,103

Male

39,062%

Females

35,041

Common questions about Anantnag

As recorded in the Census of India 2011, Anantnag district had a population of 1,078,692. That figure has not been revised since, because no later census has been completed.

Anantnag is divided into 6 tehsils. Each one is listed on this page, and opening a tehsil shows every village recorded inside it.

The sex ratio of Anantnag is 927 females for every 1000 males. A figure below 1000 means women are outnumbered in the district.

The child sex ratio of Anantnag is 841 girls for every 1000 boys, counting only children aged 0 to 6.

The literacy rate of Anantnag is 62.69 per cent. That works out to 545,532 literate people.

Anantnag covers an area of 3,574 square kilometres.

795,805 people in Anantnag live in rural areas and 282,887 live in urban areas, so the district is counted as largely rural in character.

The population of Anantnag grew by 38.58 per cent between the 2001 and 2011 censuses.

Anantnag is a district of Jammu and Kashmir. You can open Jammu and Kashmir from this page to see all of its other districts.

A tehsil is the administrative level between a district and a village. Some states call the same unit a taluka, mandal, block or circle, but it sits in the same place in the hierarchy.

Every figure on this page is from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. We present the published data and do not alter it.