At the time of the 2017 census the district had a population of 178,947, of which 92,571 were males and 86,373 females. Rural population was 132,551 (74.07%) while the urban population was 46,396 (25.93%). The literacy rate was 51.67% - the male literacy rate was 63.99% while the female literacy rate was 38.45%. Islam is the predominant religion with 99.36% while Hindus are 0.56% of the population.
