Awantipora Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir - Census 2011

Awantipora is a Municipal Council city situated in Awantipora tehsil of Pulwama district. The Awantipora city is divided into 7 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,083 families residing in the Awantipora city. The total population of Awantipora is 12,647 out of which 8,982 are males and 3,665 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Awantipora is 408.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Awantipora city is 1910 which is 15% of the total population. There are 1085 male children and 825 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Awantipora is 760 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (408).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Awantipora is 81.8%. Thus Awantipora has higher literacy rate compared to 63.5% of Pulwama district. The male literacy rate is 91.19% and the female literacy rate is 55.53% in Awantipora.

Awantipora Municipal Council has total administration over 1,083 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipal Council limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Awantipora Municipal Council

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Awantipora Municipal Council.

Total Male Female
Children 1,910 1,085 825
Literacy 81.8% 80.2% 43%
Scheduled Caste 74 74 0
Scheduled Tribe 20 20 0
Illiterate 3,869 1,781 2,088

Caste-wise Population - Awantipora

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Awantipora.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 74 74 0
Schedule Tribe 20 20 0

Religion-wise Population - Awantipora

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Awantipora is 4,613 which is 36.48% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Awantipora is 7,736 which is 61.17% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Awantipora as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 4,613 (36.48%) 4,577 36
Muslim 7,736 (61.17%) 4,143 3,593
Christian 87 (0.69%) 82 5
Sikh 183 (1.45%) 155 28
Buddhist 6 (0.05%) 6 0
Jain 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 21 (0.17%) 19 2

Literacy Rate - Awantipora

The total literacy rate of Awantipora was 81.75% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 67.16% of Jammu and Kashmir. Population-wise, out of total 8,778 literates, males were 7,201 while females were 1,577. Also the male literacy rate was 91.19% and the female literacy rate was 55.53% in Awantipora.

  Awantipora Jammu and Kashmir
Female 55.53% 56.43%
Male 91.19% 76.75%
Total 81.75% 67.16%

Sex Ratio - Awantipora

The Sex Ratio of Awantipora is 408. Thus per every 1000 men there were 408 females in Awantipora. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 760 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 408 ) of Awantipora.

Child Population - Awantipora

According to Census 2011, there were 1,910 children between age 0 to 6 years in Awantipora. Out of which 1,085 were male while 825 were female.

Working Population - Awantipora

In Awantipora Municipal Council out of total population, 6,796 were engaged in work activities. 77.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,796 workers engaged in Main Work, 54 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 79 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,280 5,150 130
Cultivators 54 53 1
Agriculture Labourer 79 79 0
Household Industries 46 43 3
Other Workers 5,101 4,975 126
Marginal Workers 1,516 1,290 226
Non Working 5,851 2,542 3,309

Awantipora Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Awantipora is further divided into 7 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,648 44.7% 948
2 Ward No - 2 2,057 77.3% 292
3 Ward No - 3 932 53.2% 883
4 Ward No - 4 825 48.1% 978
5 Ward No - 5 1,417 55.9% 976
6 Ward No - 6 4,171 84% 163
7 Ward No - 7 1,597 79% 203

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