Overview
Awantipora is a Municipal Committee city in district of Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir. The Awantipora city is divided into 7 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Awantipora Municipal Committee has population of 12,647 of which 8,982 are males while 3,665 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.
Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 1910 which is 15.10 % of total population of Awantipora (MC). In Awantipora Municipal Committee, Female Sex Ratio is of 408 against state average of 889. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Awantipora is around 760 compared to Jammu and Kashmir state average of 862. Literacy rate of Awantipora city is 81.75 % higher than state average of 67.16 %. In Awantipora, Male literacy is around 91.19 % while female literacy rate is 55.53 %.
Awantipora Municipal Committee has total administration over 1,083 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.
Awantipora Caste Factor
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.59 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.16 % of total population in Awantipora (MC).
Awantipora Work Profile
Out of total population, 6,796 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 6,440 were males while 356 were females. In census survey, worker is defined as person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity.
Of total 6796 working population, 77.69 % were engaged in Main Work while 22.31 % of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work.
Awantipora 2021 Population
The next census for Awantipora Population will be held in 2021. Right now all figures for 2021 are estimates only.