Profile

1.

Area

2917 (Sq. Kms.)

2.

No. CD Blocks

07

3.

No. Tehsils

06

4.

No. Niabats

16

5.

No. Villages

393

6.

Road length ending 2007-08

1242 kms

7.

Road length per 100 Sqkms of area

42.58 kms

8.

Population 2011 (in Nos)

1070144

9.

BPL Population (in Nos)

118125

10.

%age of total population

16.45%

11. Sex Ratio (Female’000’)

i)

District Avg.

937 (2011)

ii)

State Avg.

883 (2011 census)

iii)

National Avg.

940 (2011 census)

12. Literacy rate

i)

District Avg.

64.32% (2011 census)

ii)

State Avg.

68.74% (2011 census)

iii)

National Avg.

74.04% (2011 census)

13. Education

A

School Education.

i)

Primary Schools

631

ii)

Middle Schools

267

iii)

High Schools

69

iv)

Higher Sec. Schools

29

B

Higher & Technical Education

i)

University Campus

01

ii)

Colleges

06

iii)

ITI

02

14. Health Infrastructure

i)

Distt.Hospitals

03

ii)

Sub Distt.Hospitals

06

iii)

PHCs

26

iv)

ADs

14

v)

MACs

09

vi)

Sub Centres

86

15. Other Infrastructure

i)

Railway Station

02

ii)

Industrial Estate

01

ii)

Pilgrim Tourism

05 (Baba Amarnath Cave, Panchtarni, Sheshnag Lake, Pahalgam, Chandanbadi)

iii)

Railway Station

02

16. Tourist Spots

i)

Kakornag

ii)

Verinag

iii)

Decksum

iv)

Achabal

v)

Pahalgam