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Jourian
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Jourian
Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
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Jourian
Jourian (India)
Coordinates: 32°50′02″N74°34′37″E / 32.834°N 74.577°E / 32.834; 74.577
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
Union Territory Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Elevation
274 m (899 ft)
Population
 (2001)
  Total
3,628
Languages
  Official Dogri, Hindi, English, Kashmiri, Urdu [1] [2]
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
181202

Jourian is a town and a notified area committee in Jammu district in the Indian administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

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Geography

Jourian is located at 32°50′N74°35′E / 32.83°N 74.58°E / 32.83; 74.58 . [3] It has an average elevation of 274 metres (899 feet).

Demographics

Religion in Jourian Town (2011) [4]

   Hinduism (97.2%)
   Islam (0.81%)
   Sikhism (0.69%)
   Christianity (0.76%)
  Not Stated (0.53%)

As of 2001 India census, [5] Jourian had a population of 3628. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Jourian has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 68%. In Jourian, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

In the 2011 census 97.20% of residents were Hindu, 0.69% were Sikh and 0.81% were Muslim.[ citation needed ]

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References

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