Ganderbal is a Municipal Committee city in district of Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir. The Ganderbal city is divided into 19 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Ganderbal Municipal Committee has population of 28,233 of which 15,045 are males while 13,188 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.
Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 4993 which is 17.68 % of total population of Ganderbal (MC). In Ganderbal Municipal Committee, Female Sex Ratio is of 877 against state average of 889. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Ganderbal is around 822 compared to Jammu and Kashmir state average of 862. Literacy rate of Ganderbal city is 69.07 % higher than state average of 67.16 %. In Ganderbal, Male literacy is around 79.04 % while female literacy rate is 57.85 %.
Ganderbal Municipal Committee has total administration over 3,989 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.
Ganderbal 2023 - 2024 Population
Current estimated population of Ganderbal Municipal Committee in 2024 is approximately
39,000.
The schedule census of 2021 for Ganderbal city is postponed due to covid. We believe new population census for Ganderbal city will be conducted in 2024 and same will be updated once its done. The current data for Ganderbal town are estimated only but all 2011 figures are accurate.
Ganderbal Caste Factor
Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 1.11 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 0.11 % of total population in Ganderbal (MC).
Ganderbal Work Profile
Out of total population, 10,620 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 6,895 were males while 3,725 were females. In census survey, worker is defined as person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity.
Of total 10620 working population, 61.63 % were engaged in Main Work while 38.37 % of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work.