DISTRICT BARAMULLA

10 May, 2008 02:26:00

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The district Baramulla is situated at an average height of 1,581 metres from the sea level, spread over an area of 4,588 square kilometers and lies between 32⁰-58’ to 35⁰-50’ north latitude and 73⁰-45’ to 75⁰-20’ east longitude. It is bounded in the north by district Kupwara, in the south-east by district Poonch of Jammu province, district Budgam and Srinagar of Kashmir province, and in the east by district Kargil of Ladakh division of the State.

The present Baramulla has long history and was initially pronounced as ‘Varahmul’. Before the drawn of independence it was a prosperous trade centre and was known as gate-way of Kashmir. It has a privilege of being first area to generate electricity from Mohara and ranks first in the generation of Hydro-Electricity in the State. It is also famous in for religious and historical places, and production of apple.

The district comprises of 660 villages, seven town, fourteen community development blocks, and 162 Panchayats. At present district has administratively been divided into eight tehsils. According to census of 1981, the population of the district was 6,70,142 persons, comprising of 3,58,293 persons male and 3,11,849 persons female, with the density of population per square kilometer to 146 persons. The population projected for 1991 made available by the Standing Committee of Experts, was 8.98 lakh persons. The tehsil and sex-wise break-up of the population of district Baramulla is reproduced in the table:

Demographic table showing tehsil and sex-wise break-up of

population of district Baramulla for 1981.

S.No. Name of Tehsil Total Population Male Female

1. Bandipora 93,302 51,077 42,225

2. Sonawari 1,10,577 58,625 51,952

3. Sopore 1,63,436 86,344 77,092

4. Baramulla 1,87,732 1,00,013 87,719

5. Gulmarg 48,499 26,265 22,234

6. Uri 66,596 35,969 30,627

Total: 6,70,142 3,58,293 3,11,849