Kupwara District - Population 2011-2024

An official Census 2011 detail of Kupwara, a district of Jammu and Kashmir has been released by Directorate of Census Operations in Jammu and Kashmir. Enumeration of key persons was also done by census officials in Kupwara District of Jammu and Kashmir.

In 2011, Kupwara had population of 870,354 of which male and female were 474,190 and 396,164 respectively. In 2001 census, Kupwara had a population of 650,393 of which males were 341,303 and remaining 309,090 were females. Kupwara District population constituted 6.94 percent of total Maharashtra population. In 2001 census, this figure for Kupwara District was at 6.41 percent of Maharashtra population.

There was change of 33.82 percent in the population compared to population as per 2001. In the previous census of India 2001, Kupwara District recorded increase of 39.58 percent to its population compared to 1991.

Kupwara Literacy Rate

Average literacy rate of Kupwara in 2011 were 64.51 compared to 64.51 of 2001. If things are looked out at gender wise, male and female literacy were 75.68 and 50.95 respectively. For 2001 census, same figures stood at 56.10 and 28.68 in Kupwara District. Total literate in Kupwara District were 439,654 of which male and female were 282,823 and 156,831 respectively. In 2001, Kupwara District had 0 in its district.

Kupwara Sex Ratio

With regards to Sex Ratio in Kupwara, it stood at 835 per 1000 male compared to 2001 census figure of 906. The average national sex ratio in India is 940 as per latest reports of Census 2011 Directorate. In 2011 census, child sex ratio is 879 girls per 1000 boys compared to figure of 879 girls per 1000 boys of 2001 census data.

Kupwara District Religion Data

Kupwara Population 2023 - 2024

Kupwara Population 2011 - 2001

Kupwara Child Population

In census enumeration, data regarding child under 0-6 age were also collected for all districts including Kupwara. There were total 188,798 children under age of 0-6 against 188,798 of 2001 census. Of total 188,798 male and female were 100,459 and 88,339 respectively. Child Sex Ratio as per census 2011 was 879 compared to 879 of census 2001. In 2011, Children under 0-6 formed 21.69 percent of Kupwara District compared to 29.03 percent of 2001. There was net change of -7.34 percent in this compared to previous census of India.

Kupwara Houseless Data

In 2011, total 75 families live on footpath or without any roof cover in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir. Total Population of all who lived without roof at the time of Census 2011 numbers to 495. This approx 0.056873410129671% of total population of Kupwara district.

Kupwara District Density

The initial provisional data released by census India 2011, shows that density of Kupwara district for 2011 is 366 people per sq. km. In 2001, Kupwara district density was at 273 people per sq. km. Kupwara district administers 2,379 square kilometers of areas.

Kupwara District Urban/Rural 2011

Out of the total Kupwara population for 2011 census, 12.03 percent lives in urban regions of district. In total 104,729 people lives in urban areas of which males are 62,152 and females are 42,577. Sex Ratio in urban region of Kupwara district is 685 as per 2011 census data. Similarly child sex ratio in Kupwara district was 879 in 2011 census. Child population (0-6) in urban region was 19,210 of which males and females were 10,224 and 8,986. This child population figure of Kupwara district is 16.45 % of total urban population. Average literacy rate in Kupwara district as per census 2011 is 75.60 % of which males and females are 84.81 % and 61.38 % literates respectively. In actual number 64,656 people are literate in urban region of which males and females are 44,038 and 20,618 respectively.

As per 2011 census, 87.97 % population of Kupwara districts lives in rural areas of villages. The total Kupwara district population living in rural areas is 765,625 of which males and females are 412,038 and 353,587 respectively. In rural areas of Kupwara district, sex ratio is 858 females per 1000 males. If child sex ratio data of Kupwara district is considered, figure is 879 girls per 1000 boys. Child population in the age 0-6 is 169,588 in rural areas of which males were 90,235 and females were 79,353. The child population comprises 21.90 % of total rural population of Kupwara district. Literacy rate in rural areas of Kupwara district is 62.92 % as per census data 2011. Gender wise, male and female literacy stood at 74.20 and 49.67 percent respectively. In total, 374,998 people were literate of which males and females were 238,785 and 136,213 respectively.

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City/Metros in Kupwara District