Sumbal is a Municipal Committee city in district of Bandipora, Jammu and Kashmir. The Sumbal city is divided into 13 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Sumbal Municipal Committee has population of 15,041 of which 8,108 are males while 6,933 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.
Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 1754 which is 11.66 % of total population of Sumbal (MC). In Sumbal Municipal Committee, Female Sex Ratio is of 855 against state average of 889. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Sumbal is around 795 compared to Jammu and Kashmir state average of 862. Literacy rate of Sumbal city is 51.44 % lower than state average of 67.16 %. In Sumbal, Male literacy is around 64.24 % while female literacy rate is 36.61 %.
Sumbal Municipal Committee has total administration over 2,233 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipal Committee limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.
Sumbal 2023 - 2024 Population
Current estimated population of Sumbal Municipal Committee in 2024 is approximately
21,200.
The schedule census of 2021 for Sumbal city is postponed due to covid. We believe new population census for Sumbal city will be conducted in 2024 and same will be updated once its done. The current data for Sumbal town are estimated only but all 2011 figures are accurate.
Sumbal Caste Factor
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.91 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.29 % of total population in Sumbal (MC).
Sumbal Work Profile
Out of total population, 5,947 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 4,554 were males while 1,393 were females. In census survey, worker is defined as person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity.
Of total 5947 working population, 64.55 % were engaged in Main Work while 35.45 % of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work.