Demography
As regards the soil, it is fertile for cultivation of paddy, maize, wheat, oil seeds, vegetables, fruits and pulses etc. For paddy cultivation there are assured irrigation facilities through canals and lift irrigation pumps, besides the terrain areas of Pulwama and Pampore blocks are suitable for saffron cultivation.
| Particulars | Number (Sq. Km) |
|---|---|
| Reporting area | 60772 |
| Area under forests | 412 |
| Area put to non-agriculture use | 8387 |
| Un-cultivated land | 2542 |
| Permanent pastures and other grazing land | 5953 |
| Area under miscellaneous tree crops | 1102 |
| Cultivated waste land | 3617 |
| Fallow other than current fallow | 191 |
| Current fallows | 6368 |
| Net area shown | 32292 |