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{{Short description|District of Jammu and Kashmir, India}}
{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Srinagar|other uses|Srinagar (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Srinagar District
| type = [[List of districts of Jammu and Kashmir|District]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| image_skyline = Dal Lake 1.jpg
| image_caption = [[Dal Lake]]
| image_map = Jammu and Kashmir Srinagar district.svg
| map_caption = Map of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir with the Srinagar District highlighted red
| coordinates = {{coord|34|05|N|74|50|E|type:adm2nd_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type2 = [[Union territory]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| seat_type = [[Headquarters]]
| seat = [[Srinagar]]
| parts_type = [[List of tehsils in India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 = {{olist |Central Shalteng |Chanapora/Natipora |Eidgah| Khanyar| Pantha Chowk| Srinagar North| Srinagar South}}
| leader_title = [[District magistrate|District Magistrate]]
| leader_name = Mohammad Aijaz ([[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]])
| area_total_km2 = 1979
| population_total = 1250173
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_note =
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| timezone1_DST =
| utc_offset1_DST =
| postal_code_type =
| postal_code =
| area_code_type =
| area_code =
| iso_code =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]], [[Urdu]], [[Hindi]], [[Dogri language|Dogri]], English<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=23 September 2020}}</ref>
| blank1_name_sec1 = Literacy
| blank1_info_sec1 = 69.41%
| website = http://srinagar.nic.in/
| footnotes =
| population_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web |title=Srinagar District |url=https://kvksrinagar.org/about-srinagar |website=24 November 2020}}</ref>
}}

The '''Srinagar District''' is one of the [[List of districts of Jammu and Kashmir|20 districts]] of the Indian-administered [[union territory]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. Situated in the centre of the [[Kashmir Valley]], it is the second-most populous district of the union territory after [[Jammu district|Jammu District]] as per the [[2011 Census of India|2011 national census]],<ref name="districtcensus">{{cite web|year=2011|title=District Census 2011|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php|access-date=20 July 2020|publisher=Census2011.co.in}}</ref> and is home to the [[summer capital]] city of [[Srinagar]] (with the city of [[Jammu]] serving as the territory's [[List of countries with multiple capitals#Subnational and supernational capitals|winter capital]]).<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/prov_data_products_J&K.html 2011 census J&K]</ref> Likewise, the city of Srinagar also serves as the Srinagar District's [[Capital city|headquarters]].

==Administration==
Srinagar district has 2 Sub-Divisions i.e. Srinagar West and Srinagar East.

7 Tehsils are:
* Central Shalteng
* Chanapora/ Natipora
* Eidgah
* Khanyar
* Pantha chowk
* Srinagar North
* Srinagar South.

This district has 4 [[community development block|Blocks]]<ref>[https://srinagar.nic.in/block-panchayats/], Srinagar District, Jammu and Kashmir.</ref>
* Harwan
* Qammerwari
* Khonmoh
* Srinagar

These blocks consist of a number of [[panchayat]]s and villages.

==Politics==
Srinagar District has 1 parliamentary constituency i.e. [[Srinagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Srinagar]] and 8 assembly constituencies:
* [[Hazratbal]]
* Zadibal
* [[Eidgah]]
* [[Khanyar]]
* Habba Kadal
* Amira Kadal
* [[Sonwar Bagh|Sonwar]]
* [[Batmaloo]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ceojammukashmir.nic.in/Assembly_Constituencies.htm|title=ERO's and AERO's|website=CEO JK|publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Jammu and Kashmir}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{Bar box
|title=Religion in Srinagar district (2011)<ref name="census2011-C01"/>
|titlebar=#Fcd116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=right
|bars=
{{Bar percent|[[Islam]]|#009000|95.19}}
{{Bar percent|[[Hinduism]]|darkorange|3.44}}
{{Bar percent|[[Sikhism]]|darkkhaki|0.99}}
{{Bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.31}}
}}

{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Languages of Srinagar district (2011)<ref name="census2011-C16"/>
|label1 = [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]] |value1 = 94.13 |color1 = lightgreen
|label2 = [[Hindi]] |value2 = 1.88 |color2 = Yellow
|label3 = Others |value3 = 3.99 |color3 = grey
}}

According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Srinagar district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 1,236,829,<ref name="districtcensus"/> roughly equal to the nation of [[Estonia]]<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 =Estonia 1,282,963 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> or the US state of [[New Hampshire]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php|title=2010 Resident Population Data|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau|access-date=2011-09-30| quote =New Hampshire 1,316,470
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 381st in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 703 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001–2011 was 20.35%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Srinagar has a [[sex ratio]] of 900 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1,000 males<ref name=districtcensus/> (this varies with religion), and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 69.41%.<ref name=districtcensus/>

{{bar box
|title=Sex Ratio in Srinagar 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 1,177,342)|green|94.524||945 }}
{{bar pixel|Hindu (pop 42,540)|orange|18.413||184 }}
{{bar pixel|Sikh (pop 12,187)|yellow|74.724||747 }}
{{bar pixel|Christian (pop 2,746)|blue|55.054||551 }}
{{bar pixel|Other (pop 2,014)|grey|66.584||666 }}
{{bar pixel|Total (pop 1,236,829)|black|89.953||900 }}
}}

{|class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|-
! colspan=10 | Srinagar 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
|| 42,540 || 1,177,342 || 2,746 || 12,187 || 285 || 74 || 2 || 1,653 || 1,236,829
|- style="vertical-align:top; text-align:right;"
|| 3.44% || 95.19% || 0.22% || 0.99% || 0.02% || 0.01% || 0.00% || 0.13% || 100.00%
|-
| colspan=10|
|- style="vertical-align:top; text-align:right;"
| style="text-align:left;" | Male
|| 35,925 || 605,244 || 1,771 || 6,975 || 171 || 39 || 1 || 998 || 651,124
|- style="vertical-align:top; text-align:right;"
| style="text-align:left;" | Female
|| 6,615 || 572,098 || 975 || 5,212 || 114 || 35 || 1 || 655 || 585,705
|- style="vertical-align:top; text-align:right;"
| style="text-align:left;" | Gender ratio (% female)
|| 15.6% || 48.6% || 35.5% || 42.8% || 40.0% || 47.3% || 50.0% || 39.6% || 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>
|| 184 || 945 || 551 || 747 || – || – || – || 656 || 900
|-
| colspan=10|
|- style="vertical-align:top; text-align:right;"
| style="text-align:left;" | Urban
|| 42,513 || 1,160,071 || 2,743 || 12,185 || 285 || 74 || 2 || 1,643 || 1,219,516
|- style="vertical-align:top; text-align:right;"
| style="text-align:left;" | Rural
|| 27 || 17,271 || 3 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 10 || 17,313
|- style="vertical-align:top; text-align:right;"
| style="text-align:left;" | % Urban
|| 99.9% || 98.5% || 99.9% || 100.0% || 100.0% || 100.0% || 100.0% || 99.4% || 98.6%
|-
|}
At the time of the 2011 census, 94.13% of the population spoke [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]] and 1.88% [[Hindi]] as their first language.<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>{{clear}}

==Weather==
{{Weather box
| location = Srinagar (1971–1986)
| metric first = Y
| single line = Y
| Jan high C = 7.0
| Feb high C = 8.2
| Mar high C = 14.1
| Apr high C = 20.5
| May high C = 24.5
| Jun high C = 29.6
| Jul high C = 30.1
| Aug high C = 29.6
| Sep high C = 27.4
| Oct high C = 22.4
| Nov high C = 15.1
| Dec high C = 8.2
| year high C = 19.7
| Jan low C = −2.0
| Feb low C = −0.7
| Mar low C = 3.4
| Apr low C = 7.9
| May low C = 10.8
| Jun low C = 14.9
| Jul low C = 18.1
| Aug low C = 17.5
| Sep low C = 12.1
| Oct low C = 5.8
| Nov low C = 0.9
| Dec low C = −1.5
| year low C = 7.3
| Jan low F = 28.4
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 48
| Feb precipitation mm = 68
| Mar precipitation mm = 121
| Apr precipitation mm = 85
| May precipitation mm = 68
| Jun precipitation mm = 39
| Jul precipitation mm = 62
| Aug precipitation mm = 76
| Sep precipitation mm = 28
| Oct precipitation mm = 33
| Nov precipitation mm = 28
| Dec precipitation mm = 54
| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 6.6
| Feb precipitation days = 7.3
| Mar precipitation days = 10.2
| Apr precipitation days = 8.8
| May precipitation days = 8.1
| Jun precipitation days = 5.7
| Jul precipitation days = 7.9
| Aug precipitation days = 6.8
| Sep precipitation days = 3.5
| Oct precipitation days = 2.8
| Nov precipitation days = 2.8
| Dec precipitation days = 5.1
| source = HKO<ref name = HKO>{{cite web
| url = http://www.hko.gov.hk/wxinfo/climat/world/eng/asia/india/srinagar_e.htm
| title = Climatological Information for Srinigar, India
| publisher = [[Hong Kong Observatory]]
| access-date = 19 November 2017
| date = November 2010}}</ref>}}

==Places of worship==
* [[Hari Parbat]]
* [[Hazratbal Shrine]]
* [[Jamia Masjid, Srinagar]], one of the oldest mosques in Kashmir
* [[Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani|Shah-i-Hamadan Mosque]]
* [[Hamza Makhdoom|Shrine of Makhdoom Sahib]]
* [[Shankaracharya temple]], possibly the oldest shrine in [[Kashmir]]
{{wide image|Srinagar.jpg|650px|align-cap=center|''Panoramic view of [[Dal Lake]] and the city of Srinagar in Srinigar District.''}}

==See also==
*[[List of colleges in Srinagar]]
*[[List of schools in Srinagar]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{official website|http://srinagar.nic.in/}}
* ''[http://www.greaterkashmir.com Greater Kashmir]'', daily English newspaper from Srinagar, Kashmir
* ''[http://www.soanmeeraas.in Soan Meeraas]'', A Kashmiri newspaper from Srinagar, Kashmir

{{Geographic location
| Centre = Srinagar district
| North = [[Ganderbal district]]
| Northeast =
| East = [[Anantnag district]]
| Southeast = [[Pulwama district]]
| South =
| Southwest = [[Badgam district]]
| West = [[Baramula district]]
| Northwest =
}}

{{Jammu and Kashmir topics}}
{{Minority Concentrated Districts in India}}

{{Authority control}}

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