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{{About|the District in India|its namesake municipality|Ramban (Jammu and Kashmir)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Ramban district
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Jammu and Kashmir|District]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_skyline = Hills of Banihal.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Hills at [[Banihal]]
| image_map = Jammu and Kashmir Ramban district.svg
| map_caption = Location of Ramban district in Jammu and Kashmir
| coordinates = {{coord|33|14|24|N|75|14|24|E|display=inline,title}}
| coor_pinpoint = Ramban (Jammu and Kashmir)
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|Union Territory]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India|Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Jammu Division]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Ramban (Jammu and Kashmir)|Ramban]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 = *[[Banihal]]
*Ramban
*Khari
*Rajgarh
*Batote
*Gool
*[[Pogal Paristan]]
*Ramsoo
| area_total_km2 = 1329
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 283713
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban = 4.16% <ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/hlo/pca/pca_pdf/PCA-CRC-0100.pdf Census of India 2011]</ref>
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 54.27% <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.censusindia.co.in/district/ramban-district-jammu-and-kashmir-17|title=Ramban District Population, Caste, Religion Data (Jammu and Kashmir) - Census 2011}}</ref>
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 902
| demographics_type2 = Languages
| demographics2_title1 = Official
| demographics2_info1 = [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]], [[Dogri language|Dogri]], [[Hindi]], [[English language|English]], [[Urdu]]<ref name="OfficialLang">{{cite web |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2020/222037.pdf |title=The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020 |publisher=The Gazette of India|date=27 September 2020 |access-date=27 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020 | work=Rising Kashmir | date=23 September 2020| url=http://risingkashmir.com/news/parliament-passes-jk-official-languages-bill-2020 | access-date=30 May 2021}}</ref>
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| leader_title1 =
| leader_name1 =
| leader_title2 =
| leader_name2 =
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate = JK-19
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Roads in India|Major highways]]
| blank_info_sec1 = [[National Highway 44|NH-44]]
| blank_name_sec2 =
| blank_info_sec2 =
| website = http://ramban.gov.in
}}

'''Ramban''' is one of the 20 districts in the union territory of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], India. Ramban is located in the lap of the [[Pir Panjal]] mountain range. It was carved out of the erstwhile [[Doda District]] on 1 April 2007.<ref name=aboutramban>[http://ramban.gov.in/basicdetail/aboutramban.htm - About Ramban]</ref> Ramban town is the district headquarters. The town is located midway between [[Jammu]] and [[Srinagar]] along the Chenab river in [[Chenab valley|Chenab Valley]] on National Highway-44, (originally [[National Highway 1A (India)]]) approximately 151 km from Jammu and Srinagar.<ref>[http://jkrd.nic.in/listAllDistricts.pdf Statement showing the number of blocks in respect of 22 Districts of Jammu and Kashmir State including newly Created Districts] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080910092544/http://jkrd.nic.in/listAllDistricts.pdf |date=2008-09-10 }} dated 2008-03-13, accessed 2008-08-30</ref>

==Administration==

Ramban District is divided into eight [[tehsil]]s: [[Banihal]], [[Ramban, Jammu and Kashmir|Ramban]], Khari, Rajgarh, Batote, Gool, [[Pogal Paristan]] (Ukhral) and Ramsoo.<ref>{{cite web|title=District Profile|url=http://ramban.gov.in/|website=District Administration, Ramban|publisher=Indian Government|access-date=15 September 2017}}</ref>

Each tehsil has its [[tehsildar]], who is the administrative head. The district consisted of 116 census villages and 127 revenue villages in 2001. The total number of [[panchayat]] Halqas in the district was 124.

==Geography==
Ramban district is 1,156 metres (3,792 feet) above sea level (on average). The boundary lines of Ramban district encompass hill station [[Patnitop]] as its southernmost point, Assar on its eastern edge, Gool to the west, and [[Banihal]] to the north. The terrain of district Ramban is tough and hilly. District Ramban shares its boundary with Reasi, Udhampur, Doda, Anantnag and Kulgam.<ref name=aboutramban/>

===Climate===
The climate of the District varies according to altitude. The temperature rises as high as 42 °C in the low-lying areas like Ramban town located in between steep mountains on the banks of river Chenab and drops to sub-zero in the high altitude areas like Sangaldan, Gool, Dhagantop, Asthanmarg, Lalagundi, Budhan, Pogal, Paristan, Neel. The working season in most of the district is about eight months because of typical weather conditions in the district.

==Politics==

Ramban district has three assembly constituencies: Ramban, Banihal and Gool Arnas.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://ceojammukashmir.nic.in/ERos_AERos.html | title=ERO's and AERO's | publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Jammu and Kashmir | access-date=2008-08-28 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081022185235/http://ceojammukashmir.nic.in/eros_aeros.html | archive-date=2008-10-22 }}</ref>

On 21 January 2021, Ramban district was declared as 'terrorist free' district in Jammu and Kashmir. <ref>{{Cite news |date=21 January 2021|title=J-K: Doda, Ramban districts now 'terrorism-free', say police|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/j-k-doda-ramban-districts-now-terrorism-free-say-police20210121183927%3famp=1|work=[[Asian News International|ANI]]|language=en}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{Bar box
|title=Religion in Ramban district (2011)<ref name="census2011-C01"/>
|titlebar=#Fcd116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=right
|bars=
{{Bar percent|[[Islam]]|#009000|70.68}}
{{Bar percent|[[Hinduism]]|darkorange|28.56}}
{{Bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.76}}
}}

{{Pie chart
|thumb = left
| caption= Languages of Ramban district (2011)<ref name="census2011-C16">{{cite report |title=C-16 Population By Mother Tongue – Jammu & Kashmir |url = https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-0100.XLSX |publisher = Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |access-date=18 July 2020}}</ref>
|label1 = [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]] |value1 = 51.87 |color1 = lightgreen
|label2 = [[Gujari language|Gojri]] |value2 = 12.18 |color2 = tomato
|label3 = [[Dogri language|Dogri]] |value3 = 10.25 |color3 = indigo
|label4 = [[Northern Indo-Aryan languages|Pahadi]] |value4 = 9.25 |color4 = darksalmon
|label5 = [[Sarazi language|Siraji]] |value5 = 5.94 |color5 = blue
|label6 = [[Nepali language|Nepali]] |value6 = 3.64 |color6 = darkgoldenrod
|label7 = [[Hindi]] |value7 = 1.27 |color7 = yellow
|label8 = Others |value8 = 5.60 |color8 = grey
}}

According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]], Ramban district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 283,713.<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Barbados]].<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Barbados 286,705 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 573rd in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 213 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 31.81%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Ramban has a [[sex ratio]] of 902 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 54.27%.<ref name=districtcensus/>

[[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]], [[Poguli|Pogali]], Khah, [[Rambani dialect|Zundhari]], Neeravi and Sirazi are the most widely spoken languages in the district. The other languages spoken here are [[Urdu]], [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[Dogri]], and [[Gujari language|Gojri]]. Ramban has a [[Muslim]] majority, with [[Muslims]] constituting about 71% and [[Hindus]] constituting about 29% of the population.

{{bar box
|title=Sex Ratio in Ramban District in 2011 Census.<ref name="census2011-C01"/><br>(no. females per 1,000 males)
|float=left
|width=360px
|left1=Religion (and population)
|right1=Sex Ratio
|bars=
{{bar pixel|Muslim (pop 200,516)|green|92.659||927 }}
{{bar pixel|Hindu (pop 81,026)|orange|84.805||848 }}
{{bar pixel|Other (pop 2,171)|grey|79.421||794 }}
{{bar pixel|Total (pop 283,713)|black|90.243||902 }}
}}

{|class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|-
! colspan=10 | Ramban district: religion, gender ratio, and % urban of population, according to the 2011 Census.<ref name="census2011-C01">{{cite report |title=C-1 Population By Religious Community – Jammu & Kashmir |url = https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW01C-01%20MDDS.XLS |publisher = Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |access-date=28 July 2020}}</ref>
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
!|
!| Hindu
!| Muslim
!| Christian
!| Sikh
!| Buddhist
!| Jain
!| Other
!| Not stated
!| Total
|- style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;"
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:left;" | Total
|| 81,026 || 200,516 || 414 || 753 || 43 || 3 || 252 || 706 || 283,713
|- style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;"
|| 28.56% || 70.68% || 0.15% || 0.27% || 0.02% || 0.00% || 0.09% || 0.25% || 100.00%
|-
| colspan=10|
|- style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;"
| style="text-align:left;" | Male
|| 43,844 || 104,078 || 253 || 427 || 24 || 2 || 132 || 372 || 149,132
|- style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;"
| style="text-align:left;" | Female
|| 37,182 || 96,438 || 161 || 326 || 19 || 1 || 120 || 334 || 134,581
|- style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;"
| style="text-align:left;" | Gender ratio (% female)
|| 45.9% || 48.1% || 38.9% || 43.3% || 44.2% || 33.3% || 47.6% || 47.3% || 47.4%
|- style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;"
| style="text-align:left;"| Sex ratio <br><small>(no. of females per 1,000 males)</small>
|| 848 || 927 || – || 763 || – || – || – || 898 || 902
|-
| colspan=10|
|- style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;"
| style="text-align:left;" | Urban
|| 5,087 || 6,224 || 70 || 405 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 22 || 11,811
|- style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;"
| style="text-align:left;" | Rural
|| 75,939 || 194,292 || 344 || 348 || 42 || 2 || 251 || 684 || 271,902
|- style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;"
| style="text-align:left;" | % Urban
|| 6.3% || 3.1% || 16.9% || 53.8% || 2.3% || 33.3% || 0.4% || 3.1% || 4.2%
|-
|}

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== Tourist Attractions ==

=== Sanasar ===
[[File:Sanasar.jpg|thumb|Sanasar Lake]]
Tourist activities Sanasar include paragliding, hot air ballooning, trekking, camping, golf, rock climbing and abseiling.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.holidify.com/places/sanasar/sightseeing-and-things-to-do.html|title=Sanasar Sightseeing, Places To Visit In Sanasar, Things To Do In Sanasar|website=www.holidify.com|access-date=2017-01-18}}</ref>

== Major projects ==

* [[Baglihar Dam]]
* [[Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel]]
* [[Banihal Qazigund Road Tunnel]]
* [[Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee Tunnel]]
*[[Sangaldan railway station|Sangaldan Railway Station]]
*[[Sangaldan Tunnel]]

==See also==
*[[Ramban (Jammu and Kashmir)|Ramban]]
*[[Banihal]]
*[[Banihal Pass]]
*[[Doda District]]
*[[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
*[[Chenab valley|Chenab Valley]]
*[[Sangaldan]]
*[[Pir Panjal Range]]
*[[Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel]]
*[[Baglihar Dam]]
*[[Badshah Khan (wrestler)]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://ramban.gov.in/ Official website]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Ramban district
|North =
|Northeast = [[Anantnag district]]
|East =
|Southeast = [[Doda district]]
|South = [[Udhampur district]]
|Southwest =
|West = [[Reasi district]]
|Northwest = [[Kulgam district]]
}}

{{Jammu and Kashmir topics}}

[[Category:Ramban district| ]]
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