Jammu district

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Jammu district
District of Jammu and Kashmir
Bahu Fort, Jammu, India
Bahu Fort, Jammu, India
Location of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir
Location of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir
Coordinates (Jammu): 32°44′N 74°52′E / 32.73°N 74.87°E / 32.73; 74.87Coordinates: 32°44′N 74°52′E / 32.73°N 74.87°E / 32.73; 74.87
CountryIndia
Union territoryJammu and Kashmir
DivisionJammu Division
HeadquartersJammu
Tehsils
  1. Akhnoor
  2. Arnia
  3. Bahu
  4. Bhalwal
  5. Bishnah
  6. Chowki Choura
  7. Dansal
  8. Jammu
  9. Jammu North
  10. Jammu South
  11. Jammu West
  12. Jourian
  13. Kharah Balli
  14. Khour
  15. Maira Mandrian
  16. Mandal
  17. Marh
  18. Nagrota
  19. Pargwal
  20. Ranbir Singh Pura
  21. Suchetgarh
Government
 • District MagistrateAnshul Garg (IAS)
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesJammu (Lok Sabha constituency)
 • Vidhan Sabha constituencies11
Area
[1]
 • Total2,342 km2 (904 sq mi)
 • Urban
252.13 km2 (97.35 sq mi)
 • Rural
2,089.87 km2 (806.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total1,529,958
 • Density650/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
 • Urban
765,013
 • Rural
764,945
Demographics
 • Literacy83.45%
 • Sex ratio880
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationJK-02
Websitehttp://jammu.nic.in/

Jammu district is the most populous of the districts of Jammu and Kashmir in India, and is home to the winter capital (Jammu) of Jammu and Kashmir. The capital moves to Srinagar city in the summer.[3]

Administrative divisions[edit]

Jammu District has 7 Sub-Divisions:

  • Jammu South
  • Jammu North
  • R.S. Pura
  • Marh
  • Akhnoor
  • Chowki Choura
  • Khour

There are 21 tehsils:[4]

  • Akhnoor
  • Arnia
  • Bahu
  • Bhalwal
  • Bishnah
  • Chowki Choura
  • Dansal
  • Jammu
  • Jammu North
  • Jammu South
  • Jammu West
  • Jourian
  • Kharah Balli
  • Khour
  • Maira Mandrian
  • Mandal
  • Marh
  • Nagrota
  • Pargwal
  • Ranbir Singh Pura
  • Suchetgarh

There are 20 Blocks:

  • Akhnoor
  • Arnia
  • Bhalwal
  • Bhalwal Brahmana
  • Bishnah
  • Chowki Choura
  • Dansal
  • Khour
  • Kharah Balli
  • Maira Mandrian
  • Mandal
  • Marh
  • Mathwar
  • Miran Sahib
  • Nagrota
  • Pargwal
  • R.S. Pura
  • Samwan
  • Satwari
  • Suchetgarh

Demographics[edit]

Historical populations 
CensusPopulation %±
1901291,399
—
1911279,051−4.2%
1921285,3612.3%
1931316,64711.0%
1941364,25315.0%
1951401,53210.2%
1961438,8109.3%
1971616,39640.5%
1981792,49028.6%
19911,043,30231.6%
20011,357,07730.1%
20111,529,95812.7%
source:[5]
† 1951 and 1991 populations are estimated
Religion in Jammu district (2011)[2]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 84.27%
Sikhism
 
 7.47%
Islam
 
 7.03%
Other or not stated
 
 1.23%
Sex Ratio in Jammu District in 2011 Census.[2]
(no. females per 1,000 males)
Religion (and population) Sex Ratio
Hindu (pop 1,289,240)
 
 880
Sikh (pop 114,272)
 
 870
Muslim (pop 107,489)
 
 888
Christian (pop 12,104)
 
 875
Other (pop 2,778)
 
 883
Not stated (pop 4,075)
 
 863
Total (pop 1,529,958)
 
 880

Languages of Jammu district (2011)[6]

  Dogri (70.85%)
  Punjabi (8.10%)
  Kashmiri (6.00%)
  Hindi (5.88%)
  Gojri (3.86%)
  Others (5.31%)


Jammu district: religion, gender ratio, and % urban of population, according to the 2011 Census.[2]
Hindu Muslim Christian Sikh Buddhist Jain Other Not stated Total
Total 1,289,240 107,489 12,104 114,272 470 1,987 321 4,075 1,529,958
84.27% 7.03% 0.79% 7.47% 0.03% 0.13% 0.02% 0.27% 100.00%
Male 685,679 56,927 6,455 61,098 266 1,038 171 2,187 813,821
Female 603,561 50,562 5,649 53,174 204 949 150 1,888 716,137
Gender ratio (% female) 46.8% 47.0% 46.7% 46.5% 43.4% 47.8% 46.7% 46.3% 46.8%
Sex ratio
(no. of females per 1,000 males) 		880 888 875 870 – 914 – 863 880
Urban 621,495 54,157 9,599 75,307 361 1,949 156 1,989 765,013
Rural 667,745 53,332 2,505 38,965 109 38 165 2,086 764,945
% Urban 48.2% 50.4% 79.3% 65.9% 76.8% 98.1% 48.6% 48.8% 50.0%

References[edit]

  1. ↑ District Census Handbook Jammu, Part A (PDF). Census of India 2011 (Report). 18 June 2014. pp. 13, 51, 116. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
    District Census Handbook Jammu, Part B (PDF). Census of India 2011 (Report). 16 June 2014. pp. 13, 24. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 C-1 Population By Religious Community – Jammu & Kashmir (Report). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  3. ↑ 2011 census J&K
  4. ↑ "Tehsil", District Jammu, Jammu And Kashmir, retrieved 3 May 2021 – via National Informatics Centre, Ministry Of Electronics & Information Technology, Government Of India
  5. ↑ "A-2 Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901". Censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  6. ↑ C-16 Population By Mother Tongue – Jammu & Kashmir (Report). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 18 July 2020.

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