Ganderbal

This page provides an overview of Ganderbal: population, literacy, households and a list of sub-districts (tehsils) and major villages.

Quick facts

1,440,191
Population
219,839
Households
874
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
47.95%
Approx. literacy

Ganderbal has an aggregated population of 1,440,191. Approximately 41.31% live in rural areas (594,892) and 6.53% live in urban areas (94,078).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

Below are the tehsils (sub-districts) in this district. Click a tehsil to view village listings and details.

Tehsil / Sub-districtPopulationVillages
Taluk 0 594,892 3
Ganderbal 220,886 34
Kangan 362,802 45
Lar 261,611 45

Population summary

Ganderbal has a population of 1,440,191 (768,595 males and 671,596 females). The sex ratio is about 874 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population1,440,191
Male768,595
Female671,596
Rural population594,892 (41.31%)
Urban population94,078 (6.53%)
Households219,839

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 47.95%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates690,584
Total illiterates749,607

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 553 (0.04%). ST: 304,555 (21.15%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC5530.04%
ST304,55521.15%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 244,730 (16.99%). Workers: 488,058 (33.89%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)244,73016.99%
Total workers488,05833.89%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Ganderbal 297,446
Ganderbal 250,407
Kangan 120,934
Kangan 120,934
Lar 90,694
Ganderbal 85,818
Lar 80,223
Ganderbal 49,250
Ganderbal 47,039
Ganderbal 36,568