Pulwama District shown within Jammu & Kashmir state

Pulwama is a district in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.

Administration[link]

Pulwama district has three tehsils:

• Pampore Tehsil
• Pulwama Tehsil
• Tral Tehsil

This district consists of five development blocks: Tral, Keller, Pampore, Pulwama and Kakapora.^[1] Each block consists of a number of panchayats.

Politics[link]

Pulwama District has four assembly constituencies: Tral, Pampore, Pulwama and Rajpora.^[2]

Demographics[link]

According to the 2011 census Pulwama district has a population of 570,060,^[3] roughly equal to the nation of Solomon Islands^[4] or the US state of Wyoming.^[5] This gives it a ranking of 535th in India (out of a total of 640).^[3] The district has a population density of 598 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,550 /sq mi) .^[3] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 29.18 %.^[3] Pulwama has a sex ratio of 913 females for every 1000 males^[3], lower than the national average of 940, and a literacy rate of 65 %.^[3], slightly higher than the national average of 64.3%.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official site

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Pulwama
—  town  —
Pulwama Location of Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir and India
Coordinates	33°53′N 74°55′E / 33.88°N 74.92°E / 33.88; 74.92Coordinates: 33°53′N 74°55′E / 33.88°N 74.92°E / 33.88; 74.92
Country	India
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District(s)	Pulwama
Population • Density	15,521 (2001[update]) • 16 /km2 (41 /sq mi)
Sex ratio	913 ♂/♀
Literacy	65.00%
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	949 square kilometres (366 sq mi) • 1,630 metres (5,350 ft)

Pulwama (known as Panwangam in antiquity,^[1] and later as Pulgam^[2]) is a town and a notified area committee in Pulwama district in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. It is almost 40 km (25 mi) from the summer capital of Srinagar. Pulwama is often called the "Anand of Kashmir" or "Dudha-Kul of Kashmir"^[3] on account of its high milk production.

Geography[link]

Pulwama is located at 32°53′N 74°55′E / 32.88°N 74.92°E / 32.88; 74.92.^[4] It has an average elevation of 1,630 m (5,350 ft)).District Pulwama came into being in the year 1979 in the larger interests of maintenance of law and order, closer supervision, more effective control and above all to ensure balanced development of the area. Pulwama district comprised 550 villages, which were grouped in five (5) Tehsils viz. Shopian, Pulwama, Tral, Pampore & Awantipora. Now, again in 2007, the district has been bifurcated in two parts viz. District Shopian & District Pulwama. In District Pulwama there are four (4) tehsils namely Pulwama, Tral, Awantipora & Pampore. The total number of villages came down to 331 with four (4) CD Blocks and part of Keller block. The reporting area of this district has been reduced to 0.61 lac Hectares from 0.98 Hectares after creation of the new Hill District, Shopian.

         As per 2011 census, the District Pulwama has a population of 5.70 lacs. The total literacy rate of the district is at 65.00%. It is 75.41% in respect of males and 53.81% in respect of females. 

         Agriculture plays an important role in the economy of the District. The agriculture products like paddy, oil seeds, fodder, saffron & milk are the main contributors to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the District. Area sown more than once is about 0.30 lac hectares & the productivity of the land in the district is higher than in any other District in the State. District Pulwama is famous for saffron cultivation which is mainly grown in Karewa lands of Pampore, Kakapora and Pulwama blocks. The area under saffron cultivation during 2010-11 was 2414 hectares. Among the fruits, apple, almonds, walnut & cherry are the important one produced in this District. This District has the distinction of having the State’s largest Cement Plant viz. J&K Cements Ltd. at Khrew with a capacity of 1200 M, tones cement per day. In this District two important projects have been taken up for execution during current year namely, State Entrepreneur Development Institute and International Trade Centre at Pampore.

Demographics[link]

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[5] Pulwama had a population of 15,521. Males constituted 59% of the population and females 41%. Pulwama had an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 75%, and female literacy was 43%. In Pulwama, 10% of the population was under 6 years of age.

References[link]

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