Issues income, caste, domicile, residence and EWS certificates, and maintains land records under the state revenue code.
60.8% of women in Kupwara own land in their name, better than the typical district. 67.2% own a house in their name, better than the typical district. The Tehsil Office maintains the land records that underlie ownership like this.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 48% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kupwara, which ranks 9 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 14.2%. On women with a bank account at 83.8%, it sits close to the national mark.