Issues income, caste, domicile, residence and EWS certificates, and maintains land records under the state revenue code.
50.7% of women in Kishtwar own land in their name, better than the typical district. 58.5% own a house in their name, better than the typical district. The Tehsil Office maintains the land records that underlie ownership like this.
88% of registered enterprises are in services while 12% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 58% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kishtwar, which ranks 20 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 23.9% and women with a bank account at 65.6%.