Kupwara district

Kupwara District is one of 10 districts located in Kashmir region of Jammu and Kashmir, India. The river Kishenganga, originating from the Himalayas, flows through the outer areas of the district from east to west.[1]

Kupwara district
District of Jammu and Kashmir
Location of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir
Coordinates (Kupwara): 34°31′12″N 74°15′00″E
CountryIndia
Union territoryJammu and Kashmir
DivisionKashmir Division
HeadquartersKupwara
Government
 • Vidhan Sabha constituencies5 : Karnah, Kupwara, Lolab, Handwara and Langate
Population
 (2011)
 • Total870,354
Demographics
 • Literacy75.60%
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationJK-09B
Websitehttp://kupwara.gov.in/

Economy

Most of the people depend on agriculture and horticulture. There is a good production and business of walnuts in Kupwara.[2]

Department of horticulture have developed high density walnut nursery in Kupwara [3]

Demographics

Religion in Kupwara district (2011)

  Islam (94.59%)
  Hinduism (4.27%)
  Sikhism (0.64%)
  Christianity (0.20%)
  Buddhism (0.01%)
  Other (0.29%)

According to the 2011 census Kupwara district has a population of 870,354. This gives it a ranking of 470th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 368 inhabitants per square kilometre (950/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 34.62%. Kupwara has a sex ratio of 843 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 75.60%.

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 71.19% of the population in the district spoke Kashmiri, 26.19% Hindi and 0.68% Punjabi as their first language.

References
  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2008. Retrieved 29 August 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) dated 2008-03-13, accessed 2008-08-30
  2. Ministry of Panchayati Raj (8 September 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  3. "Horticulture deptt to develop high density walnut nursery in Kupwara". Greater Kashmir. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
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