District Udhampur is the fifth most populous district of the Jammu & Kashmir State having  7.34% of total population of the state. As per the 2001 census, the District Udhampur had population of 7.38 lakh persons against the 5.82 lakh persons in the 1991. The Decadal Growth Rate of the District reported in 1991-2001 is +26.95% against the +28.32% in 1981-1991. District Udhampur is at the 11th position in terms of Population Density. The population density of the district is 162 person per Sq Kms as compared to the 128 Sq Kms in 1991.

Out of total population of 7.38 lakhs, the total male population is about 3.94 lakh i.e. 53.45% of total population as compared to 3.44 lakh female. The Sex ratio of the District is 871 females per 1000 males in the District Udhampur as per 2001 census, against the 900 females per 1000 males for the whole State.

The Literacy rate for the District Udhampur is 54.16% as per the 2001 census against the 54.46% of the State. The rank of district is Seven by Literacy. Literacy rate among female is 39.89% against the state average of 41.82%.