DISTRICT KUPWARA

10 May, 2008 02:28:00

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The district Kupwara is situated at an average height of 5,300 feet from the sea level, with geographical area of 2,379 square kilometers. It is bounded in the East and South by district Baramulla, and in the west and north by Line of Control (L.O.C). It is also surrounded by thick and dense forests with wide range of Deodar, Kail, Pine, Fir etc. coupled with rich reservers of Lime stone, lignit and marble.

The district comprises of 369 villages, 8 community development blocks, two notified area committees and 112 Panchayats. It is famous for beautiful valleys, health resorts, peculiar topography, wild animals and game birds,

The district is situated in the extreme of north of the Kashmir and has a lowest population when compared to other districts of the region. It is because of the partly hilly terrain and scanty resources of the district. It is divided into three tehsils of Handwara, Karnah and Kupwara. The population of the district for 1981 was 3,28,743 persons consisting of 1,76,909 persons male and 1,51,834 persons female, with the density of population per square kilometer to the figure of 138 persons. The population projected for the year 1991 stands 4.44 lakh persons. Table below exhibits the tehsil and sex-wise break-up of population for 1981.

Table showing tehsil and sex-wise break-up of population of

district Kupwara for 1981.

S.No Name of the Tehsil Total Population Male Female

1. Handwara 1,28,335 68,586 59,749

2. Karnah 28,325 15,337 12,988

3. Kupwara 1,72,083 92,986 79,097

Total: 3,28,743 1,76,909 1,51,834