General Features as on January 2010

1. Total Population of the District

4.41 lacs as per Census of 2001

BREAKUP

Male   227188 : Female  214087

5.30 lacs (projected 2008)

2. Literacy Rate

49.60%

3.Educational Institutions

704

a. Degree Collages

2

b. Hr. sec. Schools

82

c. Middle Schools

195

d. Primary Schools

430

4. Health Institutions

24

a. District Hospitals

1

b. Sub-District Hospitals

3

c. Primary Health Centers

20

5. Road length

672.43Kms

6.Geographical Area

1090sq Kms

7. Population Density

8. Tehsils

4  viz.(Tral, Awantipora, Pampore,  Pulwama)

9. Blocks

5  viz. (Tral, Pampore, Kakapora, Puwlama and  half of Block Keller of District  Shopian)

10. Revenue Villages

334(Ref. Yr 2007-08)

11. CD Villages

12. ) Total census villages 

338

13. Total Gram Panchayats

14. Municipal Area Committees

5

15. Area Under Agriculture

23650 Hectares

16. Horticulture Production

    (Pulwama + Shopian)

138273 MT

a. Fresh

277509 MT

b. Dry

18081 MT

17. Forests

393 Hectares

18. Villages Electrified

313 villages

19. Villages with Drinking water Supply

313