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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 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)
  Total3,628
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

  1. "The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  3. "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Jaurian, India". www.fallingrain.com.
  4. "Jourian Town Population". Census India. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  5. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.