Demographics
The 2001 census indicates the population of the district to be 743,509. There are 871 females for every 1000 males in the district. The overall literacy rate is 54.16%, with 66.43% for males and 39.89% for females. The majority of the population of the district practice Hinduism. The majority are Dogras in this district. There are a large number of nomadic Gujjars and Bakarwals present in the district as well. Hindus are 542,593, Muslims 190,112 (25.56%).
According to the 2011 census Udhampur district has a population of 555,357, roughly equal to the nation of Solomon Islands or the US state of Wyoming. This gives it a ranking of 538th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 211 inhabitants per square kilometre (550 /sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 20.86%. Udhampur has a sex ratio of 863 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 69.9%.
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