Mattan, Jammu and Kashmir

Mattan is a tehsil and a notified area committee in Anantnag city in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.[1]

Mattan

East Anantnag
Tehsil
Mattan
Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Mattan
Mattan (India)
Coordinates: 33.775391°N 75.206673°E / 33.775391; 75.206673
Country India
StateJammu and Kashmir
DistrictAnantnag
Population
 (2001)
  Total6,367
Languages
  OfficialUrdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationJK-03

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[2] Mattan had a population of 6,367. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Mattan has an average literacy rate of 54%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 66%, and female literacy is 42%. In Mattan, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Mattan had a Hindu majority and spiritual history but after mass migration of kashmiri pandits that ratio declined. Mattan has produced well known writers and artists like Maharaj ShahPrem Nath Bazaz, M.K santoshi, M.K Bharat, Deepak Sidha, Nitish Kichloo, Rajinder tickoo and Shanti Lal Sidh to name a few.

See also

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.


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