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About Ganderbal District

Ganderbal is a district in Jammu and Kashmir , India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of Ganderbal was 297,446 with a growth rate of 36.50%. Ganderbal covers 259 Km2 area. Sex ratio of Ganderbal's population is 874 females for every 1000 males, while child sex ratio is 863 females out of 1000 males.

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

Area, population and sex ratio of Ganderbal

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Population 297,446 Growth (%) 36.50
Male Population 158,720 Sex Ratio 874
Female Population 138,726 Child Sex Ratio 863
Area ( In Km. Square ) 259

Ganderbal has a total population of 297,446 people. Out of this, the male population stands at 158,720 while the female population 138,726. The state area is 259 square kilometers.

In terms of demographic statistics, Ganderbal has sex ratio of 874 females per 1000 males and a child sex ratio of 863 girls per 1000 boys.

Urban/Rural Population of Ganderbal

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Urban Population 47,039 Rural Population 250,407
Urban Population (%) 15.81 Rural Population (%) 84.19
Urban male Population 25,005 Rural Male Population 133,715
Urban Female Population 22,034 Rural Female Population 116,692
Urban Sex Ratio 881 Rural Sex Ratio 873

Ganderbal urban population is 47,039 (15.81% of the total), while the rural population is 250,407 (84.19% of the total). Across the decade to 2011 the district grew by 36.50% overall.

Among the urban population 25,005 are males, and 22,034 are females, resulting in an urban sex ratio of 881 females per 1000 males. In the rural population 133,715 are males and 116,692 are females, resulting in an rural sex ratio of 873 females per 1000 males.

Literacy data of Ganderbal

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Literate 143,276 Literacy (%) 58.04
Male Literate 90,581 Male Literacy (%) 68.85
Female Literate 52,695 Female Literacy (%) 45.71
Urban Literate 25,796 Rural Literate 117,480
Urban Male Literates 15,697 Urban Male Literacy (%) 76.87
Rural Male Literates 74,884 Rural Male Literacy (%) 67.38
Urban Female Literates 10,099 Urban Female Literacy (%) 54.95
Rural Female Literates 42,596 Rural Female Literacy (%) 43.95

The literacy data of Ganderbal highlights a total literacy rate stands at 58.04% with 143,276 literate individuals. Male literacy is 68.85% while female literacy is lower at 45.71% among them, 90,581 males and 52,695 females are literate, highlighting a gender gap.

Urban areas show higher literacy rate with 25,796 people being literate, with men at 76.87% and female at 54.95%, compared to rural areas whereas 117,480 people are literate, with male at 67.38% and female at 43.95%. Highlights a gap between urban and rural literacy rates.

Religion Wise Data of Ganderbal

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Hindu 5,592 Hindu (%) 1.88
Muslim 290,581 Muslim (%) 97.69
Sikh 486 Sikh (%) 0.16
Christian 406 Christian (%) 0.14
Jain 8 Jain (%) 0
Buddhist 25 Buddhist (%) 0.01
Other 4 Other (%) 0
Not Avaiable 344 Not Avaiable (%) 0.12

Ganderbal population is mostly hindu (1.88%) with a total 5,592 people. Muslim(97.69%) with a total 290,581 people. Sikh are (0.16%) with a total 486 people. Smaller communities include Christian (0.14% with 406 people). Jain (0.00% with 8 people) Buddhist (0.01% with 25 people) and Other (0.00% with 4 people). Around (0.12% with 344 people) did not specify their religion. See the full religion breakdown for Ganderbal.

List of Tehsils in Ganderbal

3

Ganderbal

Area: 86 Km2

Population

85,818

Male

45,140%

Females

40,678

Kangan

Area: 90 Km2

Population

120,934

Male

64,723%

Females

56,211

Lar

Area: 83 Km2

Population

90,694

Male

48,857%

Females

41,837

Common questions about Ganderbal

As recorded in the Census of India 2011, Ganderbal district had a population of 297,446. That figure has not been revised since, because no later census has been completed.

Ganderbal is divided into 3 tehsils. Each one is listed on this page, and opening a tehsil shows every village recorded inside it.

The sex ratio of Ganderbal is 874 females for every 1000 males. A figure below 1000 means women are outnumbered in the district.

The child sex ratio of Ganderbal is 863 girls for every 1000 boys, counting only children aged 0 to 6.

The literacy rate of Ganderbal is 58.04 per cent. That works out to 143,276 literate people.

Ganderbal covers an area of 259 square kilometres.

250,407 people in Ganderbal live in rural areas and 47,039 live in urban areas, so the district is counted as largely rural in character.

The population of Ganderbal grew by 36.5 per cent between the 2001 and 2011 censuses.

Ganderbal 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.