Kulgam is a Municipal Committee city in district of Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Kulgam city is divided into 16 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Kulgam Municipal Committee has population of 23,584 of which 12,605 are males while 10,979 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.
Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 3353 which is 14.22 % of total population of Kulgam (MC). In Kulgam Municipal Committee, Female Sex Ratio is of 871 against state average of 889. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Kulgam is around 876 compared to Jammu and Kashmir state average of 862. Literacy rate of Kulgam city is 69.25 % higher than state average of 67.16 %. In Kulgam, Male literacy is around 80.66 % while female literacy rate is 56.12 %.
Kulgam Municipal Committee has total administration over 4,106 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipal Committee limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.
Kulgam 2024 - 2025 Population
Current estimated population of Kulgam Municipal Committee in 2025 is approximately
34,200.
The schedule census of 2021 for Kulgam city is postponed due to covid. We believe new population census for Kulgam city will be conducted in 2025 and same will be updated once its done. The current data for Kulgam town are estimated only but all 2011 figures are accurate.
Kulgam Caste Factor
Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 0.10 % of total population in Kulgam (MC).
There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Kulgam (MC) of Kulgam.
Kulgam Work Profile
Out of total population, 9,442 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 6,613 were males while 2,829 were females. In census survey, worker is defined as person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity.
Of total 9442 working population, 61.09 % were engaged in Main Work while 38.91 % of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work.