Srinagar - Demographics

Demographics

As of 2011 census, Srinagar city's population was 1,192,792 and Srinagar urban agglomeration had 1,273,312 population. The population density in the city is 556 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,440 /sq mi) while the overall population density is 99 /km2 (260 /sq mi). The languages spoken are mainly Kashmiri, Urdu and English. Muslims make up more than 97% of the population, Hindus 2% and Sikhs and others 1%.

Males constituted 53.0% and females 47.0% of the population. Sex ratio was just 888 females per 1,000 males compared to national average 940. Srinagar had an average literacy rate of 62.2%, lower than the national average of 64.3%. Male literacy was 67.9%, and female literacy was 55.7%. Children under six years of age numbered 148,178 and were 12.4% of the population in 2011.