Ramban District, Jammu And Kashmir

Ramban is an administrative district in Jammu And Kashmir, India. The district is located about 140 km from Srinagar, the capital of the Union Territory. Its administrative headquarters is in Ramban. Dogri, Kashmiri, Gujuri and Hindi are the major languages spoken in the district. The district covers a total area of 1,329 km², including 1,313.92 km² of rural area and 15.08 km² of urban area.

List of Tehsils in Ramban District

Ramban District is divided into 8 Tehsils for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 173 villages under these tehsils. The table below lists each tehsil along with village count and area.

Sl. No.TehsilVillagesArea (km²)
1Banihal30563.08
2Batote16
3Gool31
4Khari11
5Pogal Paristan15
6Rajgarh12
7Ramban46765.96
8Ramsoo12

Population of Ramban District

According to the 2011 Census, Ramban District had a population of 2,83,713 people living in 55,490 households. The population comprised 1,49,132 males and 1,34,581 females, with an average population density of 213 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population2,83,7132,71,90211,811
Male Population1,49,1321,42,3176,815
Female Population1,34,5811,29,5854,996
Total Households55,49053,3282,162
Population Density213 / km²207 / km²783 / km²

Ramban District had 1,24,065 literate people and 55,092 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 13,920 and 39,772 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)55,09253,8151,277
Literate Population1,24,0651,15,1948,871
Illiterate Population1,59,6481,56,7082,940
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population13,92013,402518
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population39,77239,583189

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.