Kulgam

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

Quick facts

2,041,802
Population
354,834
Households
952
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
48.95%
Approx. literacy

Kulgam has an aggregated population of 2,041,802. Approximately 41.58% live in rural areas (848,966) and 7.9% live in urban areas (161,226).

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 0 848,966 3
Damhal Hanjipora 320,451 55
Devsar 85,914 19
Kulgam 786,471 166

Population summary

Kulgam has a population of 2,041,802 (1,046,054 males and 995,748 females). The sex ratio is about 952 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population2,041,802
Male1,046,054
Female995,748
Rural population848,966 (41.58%)
Urban population161,226 (7.9%)
Households354,834

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 48.95%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates999,452
Total illiterates1,042,350

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 102 (0%). ST: 131,902 (6.46%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC1020%
ST131,9026.46%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 345,766 (16.93%). Workers: 766,897 (37.56%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)345,76616.93%
Total workers766,89737.56%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Kulgam 424,483
Kulgam 343,870
Kulgam 285,773
Kulgam 214,925
Damhal Hanjipora 106,817
Damhal Hanjipora 106,817
Kulgam 80,613
Kulgam 70,848
Devsar 31,893
Devsar 22,128