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{{Short description|Town in Jammu and Kashmir, India}}
{{About|the Town in the Indian state of Kashmir|the district of the same name|Pulwama district}}
{{Multiple issues|{{More citations needed|date=February 2021}}
{{Original research|date=February 2021}}
Pulwama[[Protected]]}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Oxford spelling|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Pulwama
| settlement_type =Town
| image_skyline = https://images.app.goo.gl/ULQK9XDCF7vWVQT46
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| pushpin_map = India Jammu and Kashmir#India
| pushpin_label_position = right
| coordinates = {{coord|33.8741|N|74.9001|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = India
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|Union Territory]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of Jammu and Kashmir|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Pulwama district]]
| established_title = 
| established_date = 1979
| government_type = [[Municipality]]
| leader_title1 = Mayor
| leader_name1 = 
| governing_body = Pulwama Municipal Council | Leader = Saroosh
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = <ref name=Census2011-town_pop>{{cite report |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A4.html |title=A-4 Towns And Urban Agglomerations Classified By Population Size Class In 2011 With Variation Since 1901 |work=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India}}<br />{{cite report |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/CLASS%20IV.xlsx |title=Class - IV Population of 10,000 and 19,999}}</ref>
| area_total_km2 = 35.00
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=fallingrain>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/12/Pulwama.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Pulwama]</ref>
| elevation_ft = 5419
| population_total = 18,440
| population_as_of = [[2011 Census of India]]
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym = Pulwamian{{citation needed|date=February 2021}}
| population_footnotes = <ref name=0112_PART_B_DCHB_PULWAMA>{{cite report |url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0112_PART_B_DCHB_PULWAMA.pdf |page=102 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Pulwama, Part B |date=16 June 2014 |access-date=21 November 2020}}</ref><ref name=Census2011-town_pop/>
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]], [[Urdu]], [[Hindi]], [[Dogri language|Dogri]], English<ref name="OfficialLang">{{cite web |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2020/222037.pdf |title=The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020 |publisher=The Gazette of India|date=27 September 2020 |access-date=27 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020 | work=Rising Kashmir | date=23 September 2020| url=http://risingkashmir.com/news/parliament-passes-jk-official-languages-bill-2020 | access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref>
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = 
| postal_code = 192301
| registration_plate = JK13
| area_code_type = [[Telephone numbers in India|Telephone code]]
| area_code = +91-1933
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]
| blank1_info_sec1 = 913 [[female|♀]]/[[male|♂]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy rate]]
| blank2_info_sec1 = 83.24%
| blank3_name_sec1 =
| blank3_info_sec1 = {{convert|23|km|mi}}
| website = [https://pulwama.gov.in/ pulwama.gov.in]
| footnotes =
| official_name = Pulwama
| native_name =
}}
'''Pulwama''' (known as '''Panwangam''' in antiquity,<ref name="Jasbir Singh">{{cite book|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=ROfsAAAAMAAJ&q=Pulwama+name|author=Jasbir Singh|title=The economy of Jammu & Kashmir|publisher = Radha Krishan Anand & Co.|quote=The original name of Pulwama was Panwangam, which comprised four local namely, Malikpora, Dangerpora, Chatapora, Dalipora.|access-date = 2010-12-02|isbn=9788188256099|year=2004}}</ref> and later as '''Pulgam''')<ref name="Parvéz Dewân">{{cite book|author=Parvéz Dewân|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LCZuAAAAMAAJ&q=Panwangam|title=Parvéz Dewân's Jammû, Kashmîr, and Ladâkh: Kashmîr|publisher=Manas Publications|year=2004|isbn=9788170491798|quote=The original name of Pulwama town(from which the district takes its name) was Panwangam. Over the centuries it got shortened to Pulgam. This in turn gradually changed to Pulwama.|access-date=2010-12-02}}</ref> is a city and notified area council in the [[Pulwama district]] of the Indian [[union territory]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. It is located approximately {{convert|25|km|abbr=|mi}} south of the [[summer capital]] of the state, [[Srinagar]].

==Geography==
Average [[Climate of India|rainfall]] in the city is 505.3mm annually. Temperatures reach as high as {{Convert|37|C|F|abbr=}} and as low as {{Convert|-12|C|F|abbr=}}.{{Citation needed|date=February 2021}}

==Educational institutions==
{{Unreferenced section|date=February 2021}}

*Boys' Government Degree College Pulwama
*[https://www.iust.ac.in Islamic University of Science and Technology Awantipora]
*[http://www.gdcwpulwama.edu.in/ Women's College Pulwama]
*[https://www.getatoz.com/content/dir/college/paramount-college-of-education/C0050491 Paramount Institute of Education]
*Govt. GNM Nursing College Pulwama
*
*Lyceum International School

== Greater Pulwama master plan==
On 12 February 2021, the government of Jammu and Kashmir approved the constitution of a board for scrutinising and evaluating objections, representations and suggestions by stakeholders concerning a draft master plan for Greater Pulwama 2020–2040.<ref>{{citation |title=Constitution of Board(s) for scrutinizing and evaluating objections, representations and suggestions regarding Draft Master Plans |work=Government of Jammu and Kashmir, General Administration Department, Civil Secretariat, Jammu |date=12 February 2021 |issue=142-JK(GAD) of 2021 |url=https://www.jkgad.nic.in/common/showOrder.aspx?actCode=O37355}}</ref>

== Smart Town ==
Numerous Projects for Smart Town are underway. list of Projects{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}
1. Smart Clock Tower
2. Led Displays
3. New Footpaths
4. Parking Lots
5. Parks (Children Parks)
6. Segregated House Waste
7. Central Verges
8. High Mast Lights.

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
|source = <ref name=Census2011-town_pop/>
|percentages=pagr
| cols = 1
| 1981
| 7,731
| 2001
| 14,229
| 2011
| 18,440
}}

{{pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Religion in Pulwama City (2011)<ref name="Pulwama City Population">{{cite web|url=https://www.censusindia2011.com/jammu-kashmir/pulwama/pulwama/pulwama-mc-population.html|title=Pulwama City Population|work=Census India 2011|access-date=10 July 2021}}</ref>
|label1 = [[Islam]]
|value1 = 94.59
|color1 = Green
|label2 = [[Hinduism]]
|value2 = 4.63
|color2 = DarkOrange
|label3 = [[Sikhism]]
|value3 = 0.34
|color3 = Yellow
|label4 = [[Christianity]]
|value4 = 0.17
|color4 = Blue
|label5 = [[Buddhism]]
|value5 = 0.02
|color5 = Gold
|label6 = [[Jainism]]
|value6 = 0.01
|color6 = Maroon
|label7 = Not Stated
|value7 = 0.24
|color7 = Grey
}}

Per the [[2011 Census of India]], the city of Pulwama had a population of 18,440 people, with 10,070 males and 8,370 females.<ref name=0112_PART_B_DCHB_PULWAMA/> Children aged 6 and under numbered 3,167—making up approximately 17.17% of the total population.<ref name=0112_PART_B_DCHB_PULWAMA/> The [[Human sex ratio|female sex ratio]] of the city is 831, lower than the [[Demographics of Jammu and Kashmir|Jammu and Kashmir state average]] of 889. Additionally, the child female sex ratio is around 718; also lower than the state average of 862. The [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of Pulwama is 91.18%, significantly higher than the state average of 67.16%. The city is situated in the [[Kashmir Valley]], and the majority of its inhabitants are ethnic [[Kashmiris]].<ref name="census2011.co.in">{{cite web|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/800026-pulwama-jammu-and-kashmir.html |title=Pulwama Population Census 2011 - 2019 |work=census2011.co.in |access-date=17 February 2019}}</ref>

===Religion===
The majority of Pulwama's inhabitants are [[Muslims]], comprising 94.59% of the total population, while [[Hindus]] comprise the second-largest religious minority at 4.63% of the total population. Other religious minorities in the city include [[Sikhs]] (0.34%), [[Christians]] (0.17%), [[Buddhism|Buddhists]] (0.02%) and [[Jainism|Jains]] (0.01%); 0.24% of the population abstained from declaring their beliefs.<ref name="census2011.co.in"/>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Jammu and Kashmir topics}}
{{Pulwama district}}
{{Municipalities of Jammu and Kashmir}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Pulwama district]]
[[Category:Pulwama| ]]
[[Category:Cities in Jammu and Kashmir]]

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