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State of Jammu & Kashmir Statistical Description
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Health Facilities before Earthquake
(After Earthquake-it changed)
- Total Area 13,297 km2
- Topography Mainly hilly and mountainous
- Population ~3.4 million
- Population growth rate 2.41%
- Rural / Urban pop, Ration 88:12
- Literacy ratio 60%
- Per capita income US$ 600
- Divisions 2
- Districts 7
- Sub Divisions 18
- Villages 1,646
Present health Care Facilities
For a population of 3, 4000,000 (3.4 Million) there are:
- Hospital beds 1,731
- RHC beds 288
- BHU beds 220
- Population / hospital bed 1,982
- Population / Doctor 5,786
- Population / Dentist 54,460
- Total no. of Doctors 656
- Nurses 206
- LHV 192
- Paramedics 3,031
(After Earthquake these facilities were damaged or wiped out completely)
Health Units in AJ & K
- CMH 02
- DHQ hospitals 05
- THQ hospitals 06
- Civil hospitals 01
- TB General hospitals 01
- THC 31
- BHU 184
- MCH services 168
- Dental centers 42
***Muzaffarabad figures and narrative note
(After Earthquake these facilities were damaged or wiped out completely)
Location of the Project
- Pattika near Neelam Valley in Muzaffarabad District, Azad Jammu & Kashmir.
- Islamabad to Muzaffarabad ------------ 190 km
- Muzaffarabad to Pattika ----------------- 35 km
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