Profile

1.

Area

2336 (Sq. Kms.)

2.

No. CD Blocks

08

3.

No. Tehsils

04

4.

No. Niabats

16

5.

No. Villages

859

6.

Road length ending 2007-08

2385 kms

7.

Road length per 100 Sqkms of area

73.48 kms

8.

Population 2011 (in Nos)

15,26,406

9.

BPL Population (in Nos)

177399

10.

%age of total population

11.97 %

11. Sex Ratio (Female’000’)

i)

District Avg.

871

ii)

State Avg.

883 (2011 census)

iii)

National Avg.

940 (2011 census)

12. Literacy rate

i)

District Avg.

83.06%

ii)

State Avg.

55.50% (2011 census

iii)

National Avg.

64.80% (2011 census)

13. Education

A

School Education.

i)

Primary Schools

960

ii)

Middle Schools

300

iii)

High Schools

108

iv)

Higher Sec. Schools

62

B

Higher & Technical Education

i)

University

02 (University of Jammu, SKUAST)

ii)

Government Colleges

12

iii)

Government B.Ed College

01

iv)

Polytechnic

02

v)

ITIs

02

iv)

Engineering College

01

14. Health Infrastructure

i)

Medical College

01

ii)

Dental College

01

iii)

Hospitals

05

iv)

PHCs

27

v)

MACs

02

vi)

ADs

14

vii)

Sub Centres

197

15. Other Infrastructure

i)

Airport

01

ii)

Civil Sectt.

01

iii)

Railway Station

01

iv)

Major Water Filtration Plant

01

v)

Industrial Estates

02