Pulwama
Pulwama is a town in Jammu & Kashmir union territory of India and serves as Notified Area Council. It is also one of the districts of Jammu & Kashmir.
As on April 2024, the current population of Pulwama is 20.6 thousands out of which 11.3 thousands are males and rest 9.4 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this town is 831 females per 1000 males. There are around 3.2 thousands teenagers in Pulwama. It has literacy rate of 61% which means around 12.7 thousands persons can read and write. Total 207 people belonging to scheduled caste and 157 scheduled tribe people live in the town. There are around 2.8 thousands households in Pulwama, which means every family has 7 members on average. The town has working population of 6.2 thousands.
Schools
Pulwama has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- M.E.I Pampore
- Lyceum International School Pulwama
- Hajahad Public School
- Delhi Modern Public School
- Mantaqi Memorial Public School
Hospitals
Pulwama has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Wakherwan Sub-Center
- New type Primary Health Center Lethpora
- Litter Primary Health Center
- Meej Sub-Center
- Pastuna Sub-Center
Banks
Pulwama has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.
- HDFC Bank Pulwama
- HDFC Bank Pampore
- HDFC Bank Shadman Complex - Shopian
- HDFC Bank Tral
- HDFC Bank Parigam
Pulwama District
Pulwama is one of the 20 districts of Jammu & Kashmir, spread in an area of 1086 square kilometers. It is divided into 8 Tehsils and 11 blocks. As on 20th April 2024, the current population of Pulwama district is 6.27 lakhs, which includes urban population of 90 thousands and rural population of 5.37 lakhs. The sex ratio of district is 912 females per 1000 males. There are 96.4 thousands houses in the district which means every household has around 6 members. There are around 97.4 thousands teenagers in district. It has literacy rate of 52% which means around 3.29 lakhs persons can read and write. The district has working population of 2.11 lakhs. Total 449 people belonging to scheduled caste and 25.3 thousands scheduled tribe people live in the district.
Tehsils in Pulwama district
Pulwama district has total 8 Tehsil.
Blocks in Pulwama district
Pulwama district has total 11 blocks.
Pulwama District Planning & Development Board
The office address is DC Office Complex, Washbug, Pincode - 192301. You can reach there by taking a bus till Pulwama Bus Stand which is less than a km away. The office has internet facility.Pulwama District Planning & Development Board consists of total 11 Block Development Council.
Pulwama Block Development Council
Pulwama Block Development Council consists of total 24 Halqa Panchayat.