Vijay Pur, Jammu and Kashmir

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Vijaypur
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Vijaypur
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Vijaypur
Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
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Vijaypur
Vijaypur (India)
Coordinates: 32°35′06″N75°00′00″E / 32.585°N 75.00°E / 32.585; 75.00 Coordinates: 32°35′06″N75°00′00″E / 32.585°N 75.00°E / 32.585; 75.00
CountryIndia
Union Territory Jammu and Kashmir
District Samba
Government
  TypeMunicipal Committee
  BodySamba-Vijaypur Municipal Committee
Population
 (2011)
  Total21,044
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration JK 21

Vijaypur is a town, tehsil and municipal committee, nearby Samba town, Jammu city and a notified area committee in Samba district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, situated on the bank of Devak River, known locally as Gupt Ganga. It is one of the most fast-growing towns near Jammu. The name of Vijaypur is derived from Brij Dev Singh and he belonged to the Jammoria family.

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Demographics

As of 2011 India census, [1] Vijaypur had a population of 21044. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Vijaypur has an average literacy rate of 73%, lower than the national average of 74.4%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 69%.

Religion

Hindu 88.65%, Sikh 7.48%, Muslim 1.38%, [2]

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References

  1. "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.
  2. http://www.census2011.co.in