Pulwama

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

Quick facts

2,721,738
Population
420,551
Households
916
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
52.21%
Approx. literacy

Pulwama has an aggregated population of 2,721,738. Approximately 41.18% live in rural areas (1,120,880) and 5.91% live in urban areas (160,924).

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 1,120,880 3
Awantipora 246,874 49
Pampore 213,161 29
Pulwama 828,079 194
Tral 312,744 69

Population summary

Pulwama has a population of 2,721,738 (1,420,352 males and 1,301,386 females). The sex ratio is about 916 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population2,721,738
Male1,420,352
Female1,301,386
Rural population1,120,880 (41.18%)
Urban population160,924 (5.91%)
Households420,551

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 52.21%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates1,421,011
Total illiterates1,300,727

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 1,660 (0.06%). ST: 112,617 (4.14%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC1,6600.06%
ST112,6174.14%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 473,094 (17.38%). Workers: 911,252 (33.48%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)473,09417.38%
Total workers911,25233.48%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Pulwama 560,440
Pulwama 479,978
Pulwama 282,173
Pulwama 263,733
Tral 110,196
Tral 92,352
Awantipora 86,507
Pampore 81,564
Pulwama 80,462
Awantipora 73,860