(RIYAZ AHMAD BANDAY) FOREWORD The Directorate of Economics & Statistics, J&K is a designated nodal agency for coordinating collection, compilation, analysis and dissemination of data and integrated development of statistical system of the state. The data is presented in the shape of various publications by the Directorate of Economics & Statistics and its agencies on regular basis. Joint Directorate of Evaluation & Statistics, Jammu among other activities is also charged with the responsibility of collecting, compiling, analysis and dissemination of data in the shape of publication titled” Regional Digest of Statistics” in respect of Jammu Division. This publication provides statistical profile and socio-economic scenario of various sectors of Jammu region. The present issue of Regional Digest of Statistics pertains to the year 2016-17 and is 18th in the series. I place on record my appreciation for the co-operation extended by various departments/organisations for providing the requisite information to the Regional Joint Director, Evaluation & Statistics, Jammu in time. It is hoped that current edition of the said publication like its previous issues will prove a useful tool to the planners & Policy makers, Research scholars, Administrators, students and other data users. The efforts put in by the Regional Joint Director, Evaluation and Statistics, Jammu and the staff associated, in bringing out this quality publication with updated statistical information in a time bound manner are highly acknowledged. Suggestions from the readers/users for further improvement/refinement in the quality and content of the publication will be appreciated. (RIYAZ AHMAD BANDAY) Director General Economics & Statistics J&K State. (Hemant Kumar Sharma) IAS MESSAGE I am pleased to know that the Regional Joint Directorate of Evaluation and Statistics is publishing its Annual Publication “Regional Digest of Statistics” for the year 2016-17. It is a matter of immense pride and pleasure. I can imagine the meticulous research, in terms of data collection, that must have been undertaken prior to its publication. This publication highlights the salient feature of Jammu Division in figures. I hope this publication will serve as an important tool for the researchers, planners, students and all other users in their respective fields. I appreciate the sincere efforts put in by the Regional Joint Director, Evaluation and Statistics, Jammu and her staff for compiling this important publication. (Hemant Kumar Sharma) IAS PREFACE I am pleased to inform that the Publication of “Regional Digest of Statistics” of Jammu Division, is an annual affair and since its first print out it has become the spring of authentic statistical data regarding the different sectors of a Jammu’s economy. Today’s print out is the 18th in the series and every effort has been made to present the latest available information on various sectors of an economy at divisional level. The present information regarding the divisional level is bifurcated into 32 chapters, thus touching almost all the sectors of an economy. I am highly hopeful that the present publication will be of immense value to the research Scholars, data users in general and policy makers in particular, I firmly believe that the road to improvement is never ending. I shall look forward to and gratefully acknowledge all suggestions received for further improvement of this publication. At last but not least, I would like to congratulate and acknowledge the hard work put forth by Sh. Lalit Bhat, Assistant Director (Publication) for compilation and completion of this year’s Regional Digest. I would also express my gratitude to Statistical Officer’s of Publication Wing namely, Sh. Surinder Singh Jasrotia, Smt. Rita Dhar and Smt. Alka Gupta, for consolidation and punching such a huge amount of data received from various departments of Jammu Division in time. CONTENTS TABLE CHAPTER / CONTENTS REFERENCE PERIOD PAGE NO. NO. Jammu Division at a Galance 2011 i-ii Important Demographic Features of Jammu Division 2011 iii 1981, 2001, 2011 I- AREA & POPULATION 1 1.00 District-wise Area and Population 2011 2 1.01 Rural/urban population by sex 2011 3 1.02 Decadal population by census 1951-2011 4 1.03 Decadal variation in population 1951-2011 5 1.04 Percentage of Decadal variation in population since 1911 to 2011 6 1911 1.05 Scheduled Caste Population in Jammu Division 2011 7 1.06 Scheduled Caste Population in Jammu Division 2011 8 1.07 Scheduled Tribe population in Jammu Division 2011 9 1.08 Scheduled Tribe population in Jammu Division 2011 10 1.09 No. of Villages/Towns 1971,1981 and 2001 & 2011 11 1.10 Villages classified by population size 2011 12-13 1.11 Tehsil-wise population as per 1981,1991, 2001 and 1981, 1991, 2001 and 2011 14 2011 census 1.12 Population of cities and towns in Jammu Division 1971, 1981 15-16 1.13 Class-wise status of towns 2001 17-18 1.14 Population by Religion 2011 19 1.15 Percentage of population by Religion 2011 20 1.16 Child population and percentage of child population 2011 21 (0-6 age group) to total population of Jammu region 1.17 Rural and Urban Child population (0-6 age group) 2011 22 1.18 Sex ratio of population and sex ratio of child 2011 23 population (0-6 age group) 1.19 Literacy rate by sex 2011 24 1.20 No. of Rural and Urban literates (sex-wise ) 2011 25 1.21 Literacy rate by area and sex 2011 26 1.22 Sex-wise literacy rate in total/rural/urban population 1981, 2001 & 2011 27-34 by district/tehsil 1.23 Working force by area 2011 35 1.24 Working force by sex 2011 36 1.25 Workers as percentage to the total population 2011 37 1.26 Workers as percentage to the total population in 2011 38 Jammu Division 1.27 Sex-wise occupational classification of working force 2011 39 Graphs 40-44 II TABLE CHAPTER / CONTENTS REFERENCE PERIOD PAGE NO. 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II-HOUSING 45 2.00 Census houses classified by use 2011 46-47 2.01 Occupied residential houses and persons per house 2011 48 2.02 Houseless and Institutional Population 2001 49 2.03 Number of households, population and household 2001 50 size-2001 census III-CLIMATE 51 3.00 Annual Rainfall 2010-2016 52 3.01 Mean Maximum Temperature 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 53 3.02 Mean Minimum Temperature 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 54 IV AGRICULTURE 55-57 4.00 Total Area and its classification 2010-11 to 2016-17 58-60 4.01 Number of holdings by size/classes 2010-11 61 4.02 Number of holdings by size/classes 2010-11 62-63 4.03 Number and Area of operational holdings 2010-11 64 4.04 Number and Area of operational holdings 2005-06 65 4.05 Total area sown under different food/non-food crops 2010-11 to 2016-17 66-69 4.06 Production of food grains 2010-11 to 2016-17 70 4.07 Average yield of principal crops 2010-11 to 2016-17 71 4.08 Improved seeds distributed 2010-11 to 2016-17 72 4.09 Distribution of fertilizer 2010-11 to 2016-17 73 4.10 Area under high yielding variety programme 2010-11 to 2016-17 74 4.11 Fertilizer off take 2010-11 to 2016-17 75 Graphs 76-77 V-HORTICULTURE 78 5.00 Availability and distribution of fruit plants 2010-11 to 2016-17 79 5.01 Horticulture extension 2010-11 to 2016-17 80 5.02 District/kind-wise area under major horticulture crops 2016-17 81 5.03 District/kind wise production under major 2016-17 82 horticultrure crops FLORICULTURE 83 5.04 District-wise area of Floriculture/Plant Protection 2016-17 84 5.05 District-wise availability of Plants 2016-17 85 VI- IRRIGATION 86 6.00 Net area irrigated from different sources 2010-11 to 2016-17 87 6.01 Cropped area irrigated 2010-11 to 2016-17 88-89 VII- FOREST 90 7.00 District-wise area under forests 2016-17 91 7.01 District-wise per capita forest area 2016-17 92 III TABLE CHAPTER / CONTENTS REFERENCE PERIOD PAGE NO. NO. 7.02 Area under pastures and other grazing lands with in 2016-17 93 demarcated forests 7.03 Circle-wise saw mills registered and employment 2016-17 94 generated 7.04 Out-turn of major forest produce 2010-11 to 2016-17 95 7.05 Forest Circle-wise Production of Resin and No. of 2010-11 to 2016-17 96 blazes 7.06 Average wholesale market rates of timber 2010-11 to 2016-17 97 7.07 Game area under national parks, sancturies & 2016-17 98 reserves 7.08 District-wise out-turn of forest products 2016-17 99 Graphs 100 VIII-FISHERIES 101 8.00 No. of fishing licence holders 2010-11 to 2016-17 102 8.01 Quantity of Fish caught 2010-11 to 2016-17 103 IX-LIVE-STOCK, SHEEP/ ANIMAL HUSBANDRY 104 9.00 Live-stock Population 1992, 1997, 2003, 2008 & 105-106 2016-17 9.01 No. of veterinary Institutions 2016-17 107 9.02 Sheep farms, centres and animals 2010-11 to 2016-17 108 9.03 Wool production from govt. live-stock 2010-11 to 2016-17 109 9.04 Natural Coverings, Inseminations and Births recorded 2010-11 to 2016-17 110 under Cattle Development Programme 9.05 Animals treated/Animals dozed & vaccinated 2010-11 to 2016-17 111 9.06 Milk production at Cattle Breeding, Farm at 2010-11 to 2016-17 112 Belicharana, Jammu 9.07 Poultry Population in Jammu Division 2003, 2008 & 2016-17 113 9.08 Intensive Poultry Development in Jammu Division 2010-11 to 2016-17 114 9.09 Eggs and Poultry Marketed in Jammu Division 2010-11 to 2016-17 115 9.10 Veternary Personnel 2010-11 to 2016-17 116 9.11 Tehsil-wise Sheep Entension Centre 2016-17 117-118 9.12 Animal treated/operations performed 2010-11 to 2016-17 119 X- C.D.