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About Ramban District

Ramban is a district in Jammu and Kashmir , India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of Ramban was 283,713 with a growth rate of 31.99%. Ramban covers 1,329 Km2 area. Sex ratio of Ramban's population is 902 females for every 1000 males, while child sex ratio is 925 females out of 1000 males.

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

Area, population and sex ratio of Ramban

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Population 283,713 Growth (%) 31.99
Male Population 149,132 Sex Ratio 902
Female Population 134,581 Child Sex Ratio 925
Area ( In Km. Square ) 1,329

Ramban has a total population of 283,713 people. Out of this, the male population stands at 149,132 while the female population 134,581. The state area is 1,329 square kilometers.

In terms of demographic statistics, Ramban has sex ratio of 902 females per 1000 males and a child sex ratio of 925 girls per 1000 boys.

Urban/Rural Population of Ramban

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Urban Population 11,811 Rural Population 271,902
Urban Population (%) 4.16 Rural Population (%) 95.84
Urban male Population 6,815 Rural Male Population 142,317
Urban Female Population 4,996 Rural Female Population 129,585
Urban Sex Ratio 733 Rural Sex Ratio 911

Ramban urban population is 11,811 (4.16% of the total), while the rural population is 271,902 (95.84% of the total). Across the decade to 2011 the district grew by 31.99% overall.

Among the urban population 6,815 are males, and 4,996 are females, resulting in an urban sex ratio of 733 females per 1000 males. In the rural population 142,317 are males and 129,585 are females, resulting in an rural sex ratio of 911 females per 1000 males.

Literacy data of Ramban

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Literate 124,065 Literacy (%) 54.27
Male Literate 82,938 Male Literacy (%) 68.82
Female Literate 41,127 Female Literacy (%) 38.04
Urban Literate 8,871 Rural Literate 115,194
Urban Male Literates 5,586 Urban Male Literacy (%) 91.33
Rural Male Literates 77,352 Rural Male Literacy (%) 67.62
Urban Female Literates 3,285 Urban Female Literacy (%) 74.35
Rural Female Literates 37,842 Rural Female Literacy (%) 36.49

The literacy data of Ramban highlights a total literacy rate stands at 54.27% with 124,065 literate individuals. Male literacy is 68.82% while female literacy is lower at 38.04% among them, 82,938 males and 41,127 females are literate, highlighting a gender gap.

Urban areas show higher literacy rate with 8,871 people being literate, with men at 91.33% and female at 74.35%, compared to rural areas whereas 115,194 people are literate, with male at 67.62% and female at 36.49%. Highlights a gap between urban and rural literacy rates.

Religion Wise Data of Ramban

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Hindu 81,026 Hindu (%) 28.56
Muslim 200,516 Muslim (%) 70.68
Sikh 753 Sikh (%) 0.27
Christian 414 Christian (%) 0.15
Jain 3 Jain (%) 0
Buddhist 43 Buddhist (%) 0.02
Other 252 Other (%) 0.09
Not Avaiable 706 Not Avaiable (%) 0.25

Ramban population is mostly hindu (28.56%) with a total 81,026 people. Muslim(70.68%) with a total 200,516 people. Sikh are (0.27%) with a total 753 people. Smaller communities include Christian (0.15% with 414 people). Jain (0.00% with 3 people) Buddhist (0.02% with 43 people) and Other (0.09% with 252 people). Around (0.25% with 706 people) did not specify their religion. See the full religion breakdown for Ramban.

List of Tehsils in Ramban

2

Banihal

Area: 563 Km2

Population

125,045

Male

64,992%

Females

60,053

Ramban

Area: 766 Km2

Population

158,668

Male

84,140%

Females

74,528

Common questions about Ramban

As recorded in the Census of India 2011, Ramban district had a population of 283,713. That figure has not been revised since, because no later census has been completed.

Ramban is divided into 2 tehsils. Each one is listed on this page, and opening a tehsil shows every village recorded inside it.

The sex ratio of Ramban is 902 females for every 1000 males. A figure below 1000 means women are outnumbered in the district.

The child sex ratio of Ramban is 925 girls for every 1000 boys, counting only children aged 0 to 6.

The literacy rate of Ramban is 54.27 per cent. That works out to 124,065 literate people.

Ramban covers an area of 1,329 square kilometres.

271,902 people in Ramban live in rural areas and 11,811 live in urban areas, so the district is counted as largely rural in character.

The population of Ramban grew by 31.99 per cent between the 2001 and 2011 censuses.

Ramban 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.