Profile

1.

Area

4190 (Sq. Kms.)

2.

No. CD Blocks

12

3.

No. Tehsils

08

4.

No. Niabats

18

5.

No. Villages

531

6.

Road length ending 2007-08

1973 kms

7.

Road length per 100 Sqkms of area

47.09 kms

8.

Estimated Population 2008 (in Nos)

1025284

9.

BPL Population (in Nos)

237068

10.

%age of total population

26.49%

11. Sex Ratio (Female’000’)

i)

District Avg.

939 (Survey 2008)

ii)

State Avg.

892 (2001 census)

iii)

National Avg.

933 (2001 census)

12. Literacy rate

i)

District Avg.

57.33% (Survey 2008)

ii)

State Avg.

55.50% (2001 census)

iii)

National Avg.

64.80% (2001 census)

13. Education

A

School Education.

i)

Primary Schools

1012

ii)

Middle Schools

567

iii)

High Schools

107

iv)

Higher Sec. Schools

43

B

Higher & Technical Education

i)

University Campus

01 ( Delina)

ii)

Colleges

04

iii)

ITI

04

14. Health Infrastructure

i)

Distt.Hospital

01

ii)

PHCs

28

iii)

Sub-Distt. Hospital

06

v)

MACs

13

vi)

ADs

20

vii)

Sub Centres

134

15. Other Infrastructure

i)

Trade Facility Centre

01

ii)

Hydro Elec.Uri (Civil- Phase 1st 480 Mw)

01

iii)

Lower Jehlum Power Project

01

iv)

Juice Plant Spore

02

v)

Industrial Estates

02

vi)

Gulmarg (T Resort)

02

16. Shrines

i)

Ziyarat Baba Reshi

01

ii)

Ziyarat Baba Shukrudin

01