[10] Kupwara district has a total area of 2,379 square kilometres (919 sq mi).

[11] The Department of horticulture have developed a high density walnut nursery in Kupwara.

The district has a population density of 368 inhabitants per square kilometre (950/sq mi).

Kupwara has a sex ratio of 843 females for every 1000 males (this varies with religion), and a literacy rate of 75.60% Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 0.12% and 8.08% of the population respectively.

The NH 701 passes through Kupwara district alongside other intra-district roads.