The Pulwama district is located to the south of

Srinagar Srinagar (English: , ) is the largest city and the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It lies in the Kashmir Valley on the banks of the Jhelum River, a tributary of the Indus, and Dal and Anchar lakes. The city is known for its ...

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. Its district headquarters are situated in the city of

Pulwama Pulwama (known as Panwangam in antiquity, and later as Pulgam) is a City and notified area council in the Pulwama district of the Indian-administered territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is located approximately south of the summer capital of ...

. It is located in the central part of the

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Administration

In 1979

Anantnag district Anantnag district is a district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is one of ten districts which make up the Kashmir Valley. The district headquarters is Anantnag city. As of 2011, it was the third most populous 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 (

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s): Shopian, Awantipora, Pampore, Pulwama, and Tral. After

Shopian district Shopian district (), known as Shupyan () in Kashmiri, is a hill district with its administrative division in Shopian town, located in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, since it is situated on the historical road commonly known a ...

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 (eight of which are uninhabited):

Tehsils

The Pulwama district contains eight tehsils: * Awantipora Tehsil *

Pampore Pampore (), known as Pampar () or Panpar () in Kashmiri, is a historical town situated on the eastern side of the Jhelum River on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in the Pulwama district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmi ...

Tehsil *

Tral Tral is a town, sub-district and a notified area committee in the Pulwama district of Indian-administered Kashmir. The town is situated at a distance of from summer capital, Srinagar and from district headquarters, Pulwama. Tral is the sec ...

Tehsil * Rajpora Tehsil * Aripal Tehsil * Shahoora (

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) Tehsil * KakaporaTehsil This district consists of five development blocks:

, Keller,

and Kakapora. Each block consists of a number of

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Demographics

According to the 2011 census Pulwama district has a

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of 560,440, roughly equal to the nation of

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or the US state of

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. This gives it a ranking of 537th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 29.18%. Pulwama has a

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of 912

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for every 1000 males (though this varies with religion), and is lower than the national average of 940, and a

literacy rate Literacy in its broadest sense describes "particular ways of thinking about and doing reading and writing" with the purpose of understanding or expressing thoughts or ideas in written form in some specific context of use. In other words, huma ...

of 64.3%. At the time of the 2011 census, 91.30% of the population spoke

Kashmiri Kashmiri may refer to: * People or things related to the Kashmir Valley or the broader region of Kashmir * Kashmiris, an ethnic group native to the Kashmir Valley * Kashmiri language, their language People with the name * Kashmiri Saikia Baruah ...

, 3.96%

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, 1.38%

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and 1.25%

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as their first language.

Healthcare

District has got one of the best health care system in The State/Union Territory. District has 1 DNB Deemed District Hospital Pulwama , 3 Sub-District Hospitals and numerous other health institutions. One tertiary Healthcare institute is under construction in Awantipora Tehsil of the district. It will be the largest hospital in Kashmir province/division.

Transport

District Pulwama is well connected with various transport modes. National Highway 44 and National Highway 444 pass through Pulwama District. There are 4 railways stations and 1 halt station located in the district. The district railway Headquarter is located at Awantipora Railway Station.

Educational institutions

Some of the notable educational institutions of Pulwama district: * AIIMS Awantipora, Pulwama *Boys Government Degree College, Pulwama
Islamic University, PulwamaWomen's College, PulwamaParamount Institute of Education
*Govt. GNM Nursing College, Pulwama *Phoenix Paramedical College, Pulwama *Dolphin Paramedical College, Pulwama

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

in 2007, the "reporting area" of Pulwama district was reduced to .

References

External links

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