Pulwama

Pulwama is a district in the Jammu & Kashmir State of India. Total area of Pulwama is 1,086 km² including 1,047.45 km² rural area and 38.55 km² urban area. As per 2011 stats, Pulwama has a population of 5,60,440 peoples, out of which urban population is 80,462 while rural population is 4,79,978. Pulwama has a sex ratio of approximately 912 females for every 1,000 males. The district has a population density of 516 inhabitants per square kilometre. There are about 86,241 houses in the district, including 10,654 urban houses and 75,587 rural houses. When it comes to villages, there are about 319 villages in pulwama district.

The Pulwama district is further divided in to Tehsils / Blocks / PS / Community Development Blocks (C.D.Blocks) for administrative purposes. In India, the Block or C.D.Block is often the next level of administrative division after the tehsil. It is important to note that, In some states of India C.D.Blocks are equal to tehsils.

For those who don't know, the C.D.Block is a rural area earmarked for administration and development in India. The area is administered by a BDO (Block Development Officer). A C.D.Block covers several gram panchayats, local administrative unit at the village level.

Pulwama is the largest tehsil in pulwama district by both area and population. Pampore is the smallest tehsil in pulwama district by both area and population. There are 4 tehsils in Pulwama district. Here is the list of all Pulwama Tehsils / Blocks / C.D.Blocks along with area & population information.

List of CD Blocks / Tehsils in Pulwama District

Population of Pulwama District

Households in Pulwama District