Pulwama district


Pulwama, also known as Panwangam and Pulgam, is a district in the Indian Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

Administration

In 1979 Anantnag district split in two, with one part remaining as Anantnag district, and the other part becoming Pulwama district. When created, Pulwama district had 550 villages, grouped in five subdistricts : Shopian, Awantipora, Pampore, Pulwama, and Tral. After Shopian district was created in 2007, Pulwama district had 331 villages and four subdistricts. According to the district administration, the area of the district is.
Pulwama district currently has eight subdistricts, with 327 villages :
This district consists of five development blocks: Tral, Keller, Pampore, Pulwama and Kakapora. Each block consists of a number of panchayats.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Pulwama district has a population of 560,440, roughly equal to the nation of Solomon Islands or the US state of Wyoming. This gives it a ranking of 537th in India.
The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 29.18%. Pulwama has a sex ratio of 912 females for every 1000 males, and is lower than the national average of 940, and a literacy rate of 64.3%.

Land use

The "reporting area" is the area for which data on land use classification are available. When Pulwama district was created in 1979 it had a "reporting area" of. After the creation of Shopian district in 2007, the "reporting area" of Pulwama district was reduced to.