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Jammu district
District of Jammu and Kashmir administered by India [1]
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Bahu Fort, Jammu, India
Jammu district
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Jammu district is in the Jammu division (shown with neon blue boundary) of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir (shaded in tan in the disputed Kashmir region [1]
Coordinates(Jammu): 32°44′N74°52′E / 32.73°N 74.87°E / 32.73; 74.87
Administering country India
Union territory Jammu and Kashmir
Division Jammu Division
Headquarters Jammu
Tehsils
  1. Akhnoor
  2. Arnia
  3. Bahu
  4. Bhalwal
  5. Bishnah
  6. Chowki Choura
  7. Dansal
  8. Jammu
  9. Jammu North
  10. Jammu South
  11. Jammu West
  12. Jourian
  13. Kharah Balli
  14. Khour
  15. Maira Mandrian
  16. Mandal
  17. Marh
  18. Nagrota
  19. Pargwal
  20. Ranbir Singh Pura
  21. Suchetgarh
Government
 •  District Magistrate Sachin Kumar Vaishya(IAS)
 •  Lok Sabha constituencies Jammu (Lok Sabha constituency)
 •  Vidhan Sabha constituencies 11
Area
[2]
 • Total2,342 km2 (904 sq mi)
 • Urban
252.13 km2 (97.35 sq mi)
 • Rural
2,089.87 km2 (806.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [3]
 • Total1,529,958
 • Density650/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
 •  Urban
765,013
 •  Rural
764,945
Demographics
 •  Literacy 83.45%
 • Sex ratio880
Time zone UTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration JK-02
Website http://jammu.nic.in/

Jammudistrict is an administrative district of the Jammu division of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. [1] It is the most populous district in the Jammu division. [4]

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Administrative divisions

Jammu District has 7 Sub-Divisions:

There are 21 tehsils: [5]

There are 20 Blocks:

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1901 291,399—    
1911 279,051−4.2%
1921 285,361+2.3%
1931 316,647+11.0%
1941 364,253+15.0%
1951 401,532+10.2%
1961 438,810+9.3%
1971 616,396+40.5%
1981 792,490+28.6%
1991 1,043,302+31.6%
2001 1,357,077+30.1%
2011 1,529,958+12.7%
† 1951 and 1991 populations are estimated
Source: Census of India [6]

According to the 2011 census Jammu district has a population of 1,526,406, roughly equal to the nation of Gabon [7] or the US state of Hawaii. [8] This gives it a ranking of 326th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 596 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,540/sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 12.48%. Jammu has a sex ratio of 871 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 83.98%.[ citation needed ] The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes account for 24.7% and 4.5% of the population of the district. [9]

Religion in Jammu district (2011) [3]
ReligionPercent
Hinduism
 
84.27%
Sikhism
 
7.47%
Islam
 
7.03%
Other or not stated
 
1.23%
Jammu district: religion, gender ratio, and % urban of population, according to the 2011 Census. [3]
HinduMuslimChristianSikhBuddhistJainOtherNot statedTotal
Total1,289,240107,48912,104114,2724701,9873214,0751,529,958
84.27%7.03%0.79%7.47%0.03%0.13%0.02%0.27%100.00%
Male685,67956,9276,45561,0982661,0381712,187813,821
Female603,56150,5625,64953,1742049491501,888716,137
Gender ratio (% female)46.8%47.0%46.7%46.5%43.4%47.8%46.7%46.3%46.8%
Sex ratio
(no. of females per 1,000 males)		880888875870–914–863880
Urban621,49554,1579,59975,3073611,9491561,989765,013
Rural667,74553,3322,50538,965109381652,086764,945
 % Urban48.2%50.4%79.3%65.9%76.8%98.1%48.6%48.8%50.0%
Sex Ratio in Jammu District in 2011 Census. [3]
(no. females per 1,000 males)
Religion (and population)Sex Ratio
Hindu (pop 1,289,240)
 
880
Sikh (pop 114,272)
 
870
Muslim (pop 107,489)
 
888
Christian (pop 12,104)
 
875
Other (pop 2,778)
 
883
Not stated (pop 4,075)
 
863
Total (pop 1,529,958)
 
880

Languages

Languages of Jammu district (2011) [10]

   Dogri (70.85%)
   Punjabi (8.10%)
   Kashmiri (6.00%)
   Hindi (5.88%)
   Gojri (3.86%)
  Others (5.31%)

The most widely spoken language of Jammu is Dogri. Other languages spoken are Punjabi, Urdu, Hindi, Kashmiri, Gojri and English.

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  1. 1 2 3 The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kashmir dispute is supported by the tertiary sources (a) through (d), reflecting due weight in the coverage. Although "controlled" and "held" are also applied neutrally to the names of the disputants or to the regions administered by them, as evidenced in sources (f) through (h) below, "held" is also considered politicized usage, as is the term "occupied," (see (i) below).
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    (b) Pletcher, Kenneth, Aksai Chin, Plateau Region, Asia, Encyclopaedia Britannica, retrieved 16 August 2019 (subscription required) Quote: "Aksai Chin, Chinese (Pinyin) Aksayqin, portion of the Kashmir region, at the northernmost extent of the Indian subcontinent in south-central Asia. It constitutes nearly all the territory of the Chinese-administered sector of Kashmir that is claimed by India to be part of the Ladakh area of Jammu and Kashmir state.";
    (c) "Kashmir", Encyclopedia Americana, Scholastic Library Publishing, 2006, p. 328, ISBN   978-0-7172-0139-6 C. E Bosworth, University of Manchester Quote: "KASHMIR, kash'mer, the northernmost region of the Indian subcontinent, administered partlv by India, partly by Pakistan, and partly by China. The region has been the subject of a bitter dispute between India and Pakistan since they became independent in 1947";
    (d) Osmańczyk, Edmund Jan (2003), Encyclopedia of the United Nations and International Agreements: G to M, Taylor & Francis, pp. 1191–, ISBN   978-0-415-93922-5 Quote: "Jammu and Kashmir: Territory in northwestern India, subject to a dispute betw een India and Pakistan. It has borders with Pakistan and China."
    (e) Talbot, Ian (2016), A History of Modern South Asia: Politics, States, Diasporas, Yale University Press, pp. 28–29, ISBN   978-0-300-19694-8 Quote: "We move from a disputed international border to a dotted line on the map that represents a military border not recognized in international law. The line of control separates the Indian and Pakistani administered areas of the former Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir.";
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    (g) Bose, Sumantra (2009), Kashmir: Roots of Conflict, Paths to Peace, Harvard University Press, pp. 294, 291, 293, ISBN   978-0-674-02855-5 Quote: "J&K: Jammu and Kashmir. The former princely state that is the subject of the Kashmir dispute. Besides IJK (Indian-controlled Jammu and Kashmir. The larger and more populous part of the former princely state. It has a population of slightly over 10 million, and comprises three regions: Kashmir Valley, Jammu, and Ladakh.) and AJK ('Azad" (Free) Jammu and Kashmir. The more populous part of Pakistani-controlled J&K, with a population of approximately 2.5 million. AJK has six districts: Muzaffarabad, Mirpur, Bagh, Kodi, Rawalakot, and Poonch. Its capital is the town of Muzaffarabad. AJK has its own institutions, but its political life is heavily controlled by Pakistani authorities, especially the military), it includes the sparsely populated "Northern Areas" of Gilgit and Baltistan, remote mountainous regions which are directly administered, unlike AJK, by the Pakistani central authorities, and some high-altitude uninhabitable tracts under Chinese control."
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