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{{About|the governance of the region administered by India as a union territory|all other aspects of Jammu and Kashmir| | {{About|the governance of the region administered by India as a union territory|all other aspects of Jammu and Kashmir|Kashmir|the former princely state|Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)}} | ||
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| subdivision_type = Administered by | | subdivision_type = Administered by | ||
| subdivision_name = [[India]]<!--No flags per | | subdivision_name = [[India]]<!--No flags per WP:INFOBOXFLAG--> | ||
| established_title = [[States and union territories of India|Union territory]] | | established_title = [[States and union territories of India|Union territory]] | ||
| established_date = 31 October 2019 | | established_date = 31 October 2019 | ||
| seat_type = Capital | | seat_type = Capital | ||
| seat = [[Srinagar]] (May–October)<br/> [[Jammu]] (Nov-April)<ref name="Darbar Move">{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/what-is-the-darbar-move-in-j-k-all-about/article18409452.ece |title=What is the Darbar Move in J&K all about? |last=Desk |first=The Hindu Net |date=8 May 2017 |newspaper=The Hindu |language=en-IN |access-date=23 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110135648/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/what-is-the-darbar-move-in-j-k-all-about/article18409452.ece |archive-date=10 November 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> | | seat = [[Srinagar]] (May–October)<br /> [[Jammu]] (Nov-April)<ref name="Darbar Move">{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/what-is-the-darbar-move-in-j-k-all-about/article18409452.ece |title=What is the Darbar Move in J&K all about? |last=Desk |first=The Hindu Net |date=8 May 2017 |newspaper=The Hindu |language=en-IN |access-date=23 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110135648/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/what-is-the-darbar-move-in-j-k-all-about/article18409452.ece |archive-date=10 November 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
| parts_type = [[List of districts in Jammu and Kashmir|Districts]] | | parts_type = [[List of districts in Jammu and Kashmir|Districts]] | ||
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| area_total_km2 = 42,241 | | area_total_km2 = 42,241 | ||
| area_rank = | | area_rank = | ||
| elevation_max_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12197506500/Saser-Kangri|title=Saser Kangri | | elevation_max_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12197506500/Saser-Kangri|title=Saser Kangri |journal= The American Alpine Journal (AAJ)|date=1975 |first1=Jogindar |last1=Singh |access-date=14 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214115923/http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12197506500/Saser-Kangri|archive-date=14 February 2019|url-status=live |pages=67–67}} [https://aac-publications.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/aaj/1975/PDF/AAJ_1975_20_1_065.pdf pdf of original pages]</ref> | ||
| elevation_max_m = 7135 | | elevation_max_m = 7135 | ||
| elevation_max_ft = | | elevation_max_ft = | ||
| elevation_max_point = | | elevation_max_point = [[Nun Kun|Nun Peak]] | ||
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| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-JK]] | | iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-JK]] | ||
| unemployment_rate = | | unemployment_rate = | ||
| blank_name_sec1 = [[ | | blank_info_sec1 = {{Increase}} 0.688 (<span style="color:orange">Medium</span>) | ||
| | | blank_name_sec1 = [[Human Development Index|HDI]] {{nobold|(2018)}} | ||
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| blank_name_sec2 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]] | | blank_name_sec2 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]] | ||
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| website = https://www.jk.gov.in | | website = https://www.jk.gov.in | ||
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}} | }} | ||
'''Jammu and Kashmir'''{{efn|Pronounced variably as {{IPAc-en|ˈ|dʒ|æ|m|uː}} or {{IPAc-en|ˈ|dʒ|ʌ|m|uː}}, {{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|æ|ʃ|m|ɪər}} or {{IPAc-en|k|æ|ʃ|ˈ|m|ɪər}}.<ref>{{Citation |last=Jones |first=Daniel |author-link= Daniel Jones (phonetician) |title= English Pronouncing Dictionary |editor=Peter Roach |editor2=James Hartmann |editor3=Jane Setter |place=Cambridge |publisher= Cambridge University Press |orig-year=1917 |year=2003 |isbn=978-3-12-539683-8 }}</ref>}} is a region administered by India as a [[union territory]] and consists of the southern portion of the larger [[Kashmir]] region, which has been the subject of a dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947, and between India and China since 1962.<ref name=britannica-jammu-kashmir>(a) {{citation|last1=Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannia|title=Kashmir, region Indian subcontinent|encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Kashmir-region-Indian-subcontinent |access-date=15 August 2019}} (subscription required) Quote: "Kashmir, region of the northwestern Indian subcontinent ... has been the subject of dispute between India and Pakistan since the partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947. The northern and western portions are administered by Pakistan and comprise three areas: Azad Kashmir, Gilgit, and Baltistan, the last two being part of a territory called the Northern Areas. Administered by India are the southern and southeastern portions, which constitute the state of Jammu and Kashmir but are slated to be split into two union territories. China became active in the eastern area of Kashmir in the 1950s and has controlled the northeastern part of Ladakh (the easternmost portion of the region) since 1962.";<br/> (b) {{citation|chapter=Kashmir|title=Encyclopedia Americana|publisher=Scholastic Library Publishing|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l_cWAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA328|year=2006|isbn=978-0-7172-0139-6|page=328}} C. E Bosworth, University of Manchester Quote: "KASHMIR, kash'mer, the northernmost region of the Indian subcontinent, administered partlv by India, partly by Pakistan, and partly by China. The region has been the subject of a bitter dispute between India and Pakistan since they became independent in 1947";</ref><ref name="Osmanczyk2003">{{citation|last1=Osmańczyk|first1=Edmund Jan|title=Encyclopedia of the United Nations and International Agreements: G to M|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fSIMXHMdfkkC&pg=PA1191|year=2003|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-0-415-93922-5|pages=1191–}} Quote: "Jammu and Kashmir: Territory in northwestern India, subject to a dispute between India and Pakistan. It has borders with Pakistan and China."</ref> The region of Jammu and Kashmir is separated by the [[Line of Control]] from the [[Kashmir#Current status and political divisions|Pakistani-administered]] territories of [[Azad Kashmir]] and [[Gilgit-Baltistan]] in the west and north, respectively. It lies to the north of the Indian states of [[Himachal Pradesh]] and [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] and to the west of [[Ladakh]], which is also subject to the dispute as a part of Kashmir, and administered by India as a union territory. | '''Jammu and Kashmir'''{{efn|Pronounced variably as {{IPAc-en|ˈ|dʒ|æ|m|uː}} or {{IPAc-en|ˈ|dʒ|ʌ|m|uː}}, {{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|æ|ʃ|m|ɪər}} or {{IPAc-en|k|æ|ʃ|ˈ|m|ɪər}}.<ref>{{Citation |last=Jones |first=Daniel |author-link= Daniel Jones (phonetician) |title= English Pronouncing Dictionary |editor=Peter Roach |editor2=James Hartmann |editor3=Jane Setter |place=Cambridge |publisher= Cambridge University Press |orig-year=1917 |year=2003 |isbn=978-3-12-539683-8 }}</ref>}} is a region administered by India as a [[union territory]] and consists of the southern portion of the larger [[Kashmir]] region, which has been the subject of a dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947, and between India and China since 1962.<ref name=britannica-jammu-kashmir>(a) {{citation|last1=Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannia|title=Kashmir, region Indian subcontinent|encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Kashmir-region-Indian-subcontinent |access-date=15 August 2019}} (subscription required) Quote: "Kashmir, region of the northwestern Indian subcontinent ... has been the subject of dispute between India and Pakistan since the partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947. The northern and western portions are administered by Pakistan and comprise three areas: Azad Kashmir, Gilgit, and Baltistan, the last two being part of a territory called the Northern Areas. Administered by India are the southern and southeastern portions, which constitute the state of Jammu and Kashmir but are slated to be split into two union territories. China became active in the eastern area of Kashmir in the 1950s and has controlled the northeastern part of Ladakh (the easternmost portion of the region) since 1962.";<br /> (b) {{citation|chapter=Kashmir|title=Encyclopedia Americana|publisher=Scholastic Library Publishing|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l_cWAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA328|year=2006|isbn=978-0-7172-0139-6|page=328}} C. E Bosworth, University of Manchester Quote: "KASHMIR, kash'mer, the northernmost region of the Indian subcontinent, administered partlv by India, partly by Pakistan, and partly by China. The region has been the subject of a bitter dispute between India and Pakistan since they became independent in 1947";</ref><ref name="Osmanczyk2003">{{citation|last1=Osmańczyk|first1=Edmund Jan|title=Encyclopedia of the United Nations and International Agreements: G to M|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fSIMXHMdfkkC&pg=PA1191|year=2003|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-0-415-93922-5|pages=1191–}} Quote: "Jammu and Kashmir: Territory in northwestern India, subject to a dispute between India and Pakistan. It has borders with Pakistan and China."</ref> The region of Jammu and Kashmir is separated by the [[Line of Control]] from the [[Kashmir#Current status and political divisions|Pakistani-administered]] territories of [[Azad Kashmir]] and [[Gilgit-Baltistan]] in the west and north, respectively. It lies to the north of the Indian states of [[Himachal Pradesh]] and [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] and to the west of [[Ladakh]], which is also subject to the dispute as a part of Kashmir, and administered by India as a union territory. | ||
Provisions for the formation of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir were contained within the [[Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019]], which was passed by both houses of the [[Parliament of India]] in August 2019. The act re-constituted the former [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|state of Jammu and Kashmir]] into two union territories, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, with effect from 31 October 2019.<ref name="Gazette2" /> | Provisions for the formation of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir were contained within the [[Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019]], which was passed by both houses of the [[Parliament of India]] in August 2019. The act re-constituted the former [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|state of Jammu and Kashmir]] into two union territories, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, with effect from 31 October 2019.<ref name="Gazette2" /> | ||
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A resolution to [[Revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir|repeal Article 370]] was passed by both the houses of the [[Parliament of India]] in August 2019. At the same time, a [[Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019|reorganisation act]] was also passed, which would reconstitute the state into two union territories, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/parliament-live-govt-to-move-jammu-and-kashmir-reorganisation-bill-for-passage-in-lok-sabha/article28831274.ece|title=Parliament Live | Lok Sabha passes Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, Ayes: 370, Noes 70|date=6 August 2019|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=6 August 2019}}</ref> The reorganisation took effect from 31 October 2019.<ref name="Gazette2">{{citation|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2019/210412.pdf|title=In exercise of the powers conferred by clause a of section 2 of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act.|date=9 August 2019|access-date=9 August 2019|author=Ministry of Home Affairs|work=[[The Gazette of India]]}}</ref> | A resolution to [[Revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir|repeal Article 370]] was passed by both the houses of the [[Parliament of India]] in August 2019. At the same time, a [[Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019|reorganisation act]] was also passed, which would reconstitute the state into two union territories, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/parliament-live-govt-to-move-jammu-and-kashmir-reorganisation-bill-for-passage-in-lok-sabha/article28831274.ece|title=Parliament Live | Lok Sabha passes Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, Ayes: 370, Noes 70|date=6 August 2019|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=6 August 2019}}</ref> The reorganisation took effect from 31 October 2019.<ref name="Gazette2">{{citation|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2019/210412.pdf|title=In exercise of the powers conferred by clause a of section 2 of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act.|date=9 August 2019|access-date=9 August 2019|author=Ministry of Home Affairs|work=[[The Gazette of India]]}}</ref> | ||
Thousands of Kashmiris, including two former Chief Ministers and hundreds of other politicians, were detained in prisons all across India,<ref name="reuters">{{cite news |title=Thousands detained in Indian Kashmir crackdown, official data reveals |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-kashmir-detentions/thousands-detained-in-indian-kashmir-crackdown-official-data-reveals-idUSKCN1VX142 |work=Reuters |date=September 12, 2019}}</ref> the state was put under a [[2019–2021 Jammu and Kashmir lockdown|lockdown]] and communication and internet services were suspended.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kashmir in lockdown after autonomy scrapped |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-49246434 |access-date=6 June 2021 |work=BBC News |date=6 August 2019}}</ref> | |||
==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
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[[File:Kashmir top.jpg|thumb|[[Topographic map]] of Jammu and Kashmir, with visible altitude for the Kashmir valley and Jammu region.]] | [[File:Kashmir top.jpg|thumb|[[Topographic map]] of Jammu and Kashmir, with visible altitude for the Kashmir valley and Jammu region.]] | ||
Jammu and Kashmir is home to several valleys such as the Kashmir Valley, Tawi Valley, [[Chenab Valley]], [[Poonch (town)|Poonch]] Valley, [[Sind Valley]] and [[Lidder Valley]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Vij|first=Shivam|date=5 May 2017|title=Kashmir Is A Prison With Three Walls|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.in/2017/05/04/kashmir-is-a-prison-with-three-walls_a_22070340/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170505073150/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2017/05/04/kashmir-is-a-prison-with-three-walls_a_22070340/|archive-date=5 May 2017|access-date=9 August 2019|work=[[HuffPost]]}} [https://shivamvij.in/2017/05/05/755/ Alt URL]</ref> The Kashmir valley is {{convert|100|km|mi|abbr=on}} wide and {{convert|15520.3|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} in area.<ref name="AA1">{{cite web|url=https://www.asianage.com/columnists/indus-water-flow-can-t-be-stopped-721|title=Indus: The water flow can't be stopped|first=Mohan|last=Guruswamy|work=[[The Asian Age]]|date=28 September 2016|access-date=9 August 2019}}</ref> The [[Himalayas]] divide the Kashmir valley from the [[Tibetan plateau]] while the [[Pir Panjal]] range, which encloses the valley from the west and the south, separates it from the | Jammu and Kashmir is home to several valleys such as the Kashmir Valley, Tawi Valley, [[Chenab Valley]], [[Poonch (town)|Poonch]] Valley, [[Sind Valley]] and [[Lidder Valley]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Vij|first=Shivam|date=5 May 2017|title=Kashmir Is A Prison With Three Walls|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.in/2017/05/04/kashmir-is-a-prison-with-three-walls_a_22070340/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170505073150/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2017/05/04/kashmir-is-a-prison-with-three-walls_a_22070340/|archive-date=5 May 2017|access-date=9 August 2019|work=[[HuffPost]]}} [https://shivamvij.in/2017/05/05/755/ Alt URL]</ref> The Kashmir valley is {{convert|100|km|mi|abbr=on}} wide and {{convert|15520.3|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} in area.<ref name="AA1">{{cite web|url=https://www.asianage.com/columnists/indus-water-flow-can-t-be-stopped-721|title=Indus: The water flow can't be stopped|first=Mohan|last=Guruswamy|work=[[The Asian Age]]|date=28 September 2016|access-date=9 August 2019}}</ref> The [[Himalayas]] divide the Kashmir valley from the [[Tibetan plateau]] while the [[Pir Panjal]] range, which encloses the valley from the west and the south, separates it from the [[Punjab Plain]] of the [[Indo-Gangetic Plain]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/opinion/a-tryst-of-the-heart-and-history-along-the-karakoram-highway/|title=A Tryst of the Heart and History along the Karakoram Highway|first=Asma|last=Khan|work=[[Greater Kashmir]]|date=26 April 2018|access-date=9 August 2019}}</ref> Along the northeastern flank of the Valley runs the main range of the Himalayas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zmescience.com/other/feature-post/india-pakistan-conflict-07032019/|title=Why India and Pakistan keep fighting over Kashmir – the history of the Kashmir conflict|first=Mihai|last=Andrei|work=GME Science|date=11 March 2019|access-date=9 August 2019}}</ref> This valley has an average height of {{convert|1850|m|ft}} above sea-level,<ref name="AA1"/> but the surrounding Pir Panjal range has an average elevation of {{convert|10000|ft|m}}.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/history-and-culture/in-the-past-the-mountain-passes-were-entry-exit-points-for-travellers-and-invaders/article22136536.ece|title=Doorway of the gods: Himalaya crosses five countries|author1=Vrinda|author2=J. Ramanan|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=21 December 2017|access-date=9 August 2019}}</ref> The [[Jhelum River]] is the major Himalayan river which flows through the Kashmir valley.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Jhelum-River|title=Jhelum River|encyclopedia=[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]|date=15 December 2015|access-date=9 August 2019}}</ref> The [[Tawi River|Tawi]], [[Ravi River|Ravi]] and [[Chenab River|Chenab]] are the other important rivers flowing through the region.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nation.com.pk/29-Jul-2019/flooding-alert-issued-as-india-releases-water|title=Flooding alert issued as India releases water|work=[[The Nation (Pakistan)|The Nation]]|author=Agencies|date=29 July 2019|access-date=9 August 2019}}</ref> | ||
==Administrative divisions== | ==Administrative divisions== | ||
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin-bottom: 0;" | {| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin-bottom: 0;" | ||
|-style="vertical-align:top;" | |-style="vertical-align:top;" | ||
!| Division | !| Division | ||
!| Name | !| Name | ||
!| Headquarters | !| Headquarters | ||
!| Area <br/>(km<sup>2</sup>) | !| Area <br />(km<sup>2</sup>) | ||
!| Area <br/>(sq miles) | !| Area <br />(sq miles) | ||
!| Rural Area <br/>(km<sup>2</sup>) | !| Rural Area <br />(km<sup>2</sup>) | ||
!| Urban Area <br/>(km<sup>2</sup>) | !| Urban Area <br />(km<sup>2</sup>) | ||
!| | !| | ||
|-style="vertical-align:top;" | |-style="vertical-align:top;" | ||
|rowspan=11|[[Jammu Division|Jammu]] | |rowspan=11|[[Jammu Division|Jammu]] | ||
||[[Kathua district]] | ||[[Kathua district]] | ||
|| [[Kathua]] | || [[Kathua]] | ||
| {{convert|2502|km2|sqmi|disp=table|0|adj=ri0}} | | {{convert|2502|km2|sqmi|disp=table|0|adj=ri0}} | ||
|style="text-align:right;"| {{round|2458.84|2}} | |style="text-align:right;"| {{round|2458.84|2}} | ||
|style="text-align:right;"| {{round|43.16|2}} | |style="text-align:right;"| {{round|43.16|2}} | ||
|| <ref>{{cite report | || <ref>{{cite report | ||
|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/01/0107_PART_A_DCHB_KATHUA.pdf |page=8 |work=Census of India 2011, Part A |title=District Census Handbook Kathua |date=18 June 2014 |access-date=21 November 2020}}</ref> | |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/01/0107_PART_A_DCHB_KATHUA.pdf |page=8 |work=Census of India 2011, Part A |title=District Census Handbook Kathua |date=18 June 2014 |access-date=21 November 2020}}</ref> | ||
|-style="vertical-align:top;" | |-style="vertical-align:top;" | ||
||[[Jammu district]] | ||[[Jammu district]] | ||
|| [[Jammu (city)|Jammu]] | || [[Jammu (city)|Jammu]] | ||
| {{convert|2342|km2|sqmi|disp=table|0|adj=ri0}} | | {{convert|2342|km2|sqmi|disp=table|0|adj=ri0}} | ||
|style="text-align:right;"| {{round|2089.87|2}} <!-- Part A page 116 says 209810.70 hectares (2,098.1070 | |style="text-align:right;"| {{round|2089.87|2}} <!-- Part A page 116 says 209810.70 hectares (2,098.1070 km<sup>2</sup>) Part B page 24 says 2,089.87 km<sup>2</sup>--> | ||
|style="text-align:right;"| {{round|252.13|2}} | |style="text-align:right;"| {{round|252.13|2}} | ||
||<ref>{{cite report |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/01/0121_PART_A_DCHB_JAMMU.pdf |pages=13, 51, 116 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Jammu, Part A |date=18 June 2014 |access-date=21 November 2020}}<br/>{{cite report |url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0121_PART_B_DCHB_JAMMU.pdf |pages=13, 24 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Jammu, Part B |date=16 June 2014 |access-date=21 November 2020}}</ref> | ||<ref>{{cite report |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/01/0121_PART_A_DCHB_JAMMU.pdf |pages=13, 51, 116 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Jammu, Part A |date=18 June 2014 |access-date=21 November 2020}}<br />{{cite report |url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0121_PART_B_DCHB_JAMMU.pdf |pages=13, 24 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Jammu, Part B |date=16 June 2014 |access-date=21 November 2020}}</ref> | ||
|-style="vertical-align:top;" | |-style="vertical-align:top;" | ||
||[[Samba district]] | ||[[Samba district]] | ||
|| [[Samba, Jammu|Samba]] | || [[Samba, Jammu|Samba]] | ||
| {{convert|904|km2|sqmi|disp=table|0|adj=ri0}} | | {{convert|904|km2|sqmi|disp=table|0|adj=ri0}} | ||
|style="text-align:right;"| {{round|865.24|2}} | |style="text-align:right;"| {{round|865.24|2}} | ||
|style="text-align:right;"| {{round|38.76|2}} | |style="text-align:right;"| {{round|38.76|2}} | ||
||<ref>{{cite report |url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/01/0122_PART_A_DCHB_SAMBA.pdf |pages=9, 34, 36, 100 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Samba, Part A |date=18 June 2014 |access-date=21 November 2020}}<br/>{{cite report |url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0122_PART_B_DCHB_SAMBA.pdf |pages=10, 12, 22 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Samba, Part B |date=16 June 2014 |access-date=21 November 2020}}</ref> | ||<ref>{{cite report |url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/01/0122_PART_A_DCHB_SAMBA.pdf |pages=9, 34, 36, 100 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Samba, Part A |date=18 June 2014 |access-date=21 November 2020}}<br />{{cite report |url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0122_PART_B_DCHB_SAMBA.pdf |pages=10, 12, 22 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Samba, Part B |date=16 June 2014 |access-date=21 November 2020}}</ref> | ||
|-style="vertical-align:top;" | |-style="vertical-align:top;" | ||
||[[Udhampur district]] | ||[[Udhampur district]] | ||
|| [[Udhampur]] | || [[Udhampur]] | ||
| {{convert|2637.00|km2|sqmi|disp=table|0|adj=ri0}} | | {{convert|2637.00|km2|sqmi|disp=table|0|adj=ri0}} | ||
|style="text-align:right;"| {{round|2593.28|2}} | |style="text-align:right;"| {{round|2593.28|2}} | ||
|style="text-align:right;"| {{round|43.72|2}} | |style="text-align:right;"| {{round|43.72|2}} | ||
||<ref>{{cite report |url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0119_PART_B_DCHB_UDHAMPUR.pdf |pages=12, 22 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Udhampur |date=16 June 2014 |access-date=21 November 2020}}</ref> | ||<ref>{{cite report |url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0119_PART_B_DCHB_UDHAMPUR.pdf |pages=12, 22 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Udhampur |date=16 June 2014 |access-date=21 November 2020}}</ref> | ||
|-style="vertical-align:top;" | |-style="vertical-align:top;" | ||
||[[Reasi district]] | ||[[Reasi district]] | ||
|| [[Reasi]] | || [[Reasi]] | ||
| {{convert|1719|km2|sqmi|disp=table|0|adj=ri0}} | | {{convert|1719|km2|sqmi|disp=table|0|adj=ri0}} | ||
|style="text-align:right;"| {{round|1679.99|2}} | |style="text-align:right;"| {{round|1679.99|2}} | ||
|style="text-align:right;"| {{round|39.01|2}} | |style="text-align:right;"| {{round|39.01|2}} | ||
||<ref>{{cite report |url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/01/0120_PART_A_DCHB_REASI.pdf |pages=9, 37, 88 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Reasi, Part A |date=18 June 2014 |access-date=21 November 2020}}<br/>{{cite report |url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0120_PART_B_DCHB_REASI.pdf |pages=9, 13, 24 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Reasi, Part B |date=16 June 2014 |access-date=21 November 2020}}</ref> | ||<ref>{{cite report |url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/01/0120_PART_A_DCHB_REASI.pdf |pages=9, 37, 88 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Reasi, Part A |date=18 June 2014 |access-date=21 November 2020}}<br />{{cite report |url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0120_PART_B_DCHB_REASI.pdf |pages=9, 13, 24 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Reasi, Part B |date=16 June 2014 |access-date=21 November 2020}}</ref> | ||
|-style="vertical-align:top;" | |-style="vertical-align:top;" | ||
||[[Rajouri district]] | ||[[Rajouri district]] | ||
|| [[Rajouri]] | || [[Rajouri]] | ||
| {{convert|2630|km2|sqmi|disp=table|0|adj=ri0}} | | {{convert|2630|km2|sqmi|disp=table|0|adj=ri0}} | ||
|style="text-align:right;"| {{round|2608.11|2}} | |style="text-align:right;"| {{round|2608.11|2}} | ||
|style="text-align:right;"| {{round|21.89|2}} | |style="text-align:right;"| {{round|21.89|2}} | ||
||<ref>{{cite report |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/01/0106_PART_A_DCHB_RAJOURI.pdf |pages=11, 107 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Rajouri, Part A |date=18 June 2014 |access-date=21 November 2020}}<br/>{{cite report |url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0106_PART_B_DCHB_RAJOURI.pdf |pages=9, 10, 12, 22 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Rajouri, Part B |date=16 June 2014 |access-date=21 November 2020}}</ref> | ||<ref>{{cite report |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/01/0106_PART_A_DCHB_RAJOURI.pdf |pages=11, 107 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Rajouri, Part A |date=18 June 2014 |access-date=21 November 2020}}<br />{{cite report |url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0106_PART_B_DCHB_RAJOURI.pdf |pages=9, 10, 12, 22 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Rajouri, Part B |date=16 June 2014 |access-date=21 November 2020}}</ref> | ||
|-style="vertical-align:top;" | |-style="vertical-align:top;" | ||
||[[Poonch district, Jammu and Kashmir|Poonch district]] | ||[[Poonch district, Jammu and Kashmir|Poonch district]] | ||
|| [[Poonch (town)|Poonch]] | || [[Poonch (town)|Poonch]] | ||
| {{convert|1674|km2|sqmi|disp=table|0|adj=ri0}} | | {{convert|1674|km2|sqmi|disp=table|0|adj=ri0}} | ||
|style="text-align:right;"| {{round|1649.92|2}} | |style="text-align:right;"| {{round|1649.92|2}} | ||
|style="text-align:right;"| {{round|24.08|2}} | |style="text-align:right;"| {{round|24.08|2}} | ||
||<ref>{{cite report |url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/01/0105_PART_A_DCHB_PUNCH.pdf |pages=9, 99 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Punch, Part A |date=18 June 2014 |access-date=21 November 2020}}<br/>{{cite report |url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0105_PART_B_DCHB_PUNCH.pdf |pages=11, 13, 24 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Punch, Part B |date=16 June 2014 |access-date=21 November 2020}}</ref> | ||<ref>{{cite report |url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/01/0105_PART_A_DCHB_PUNCH.pdf |pages=9, 99 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Punch, Part A |date=18 June 2014 |access-date=21 November 2020}}<br />{{cite report |url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0105_PART_B_DCHB_PUNCH.pdf |pages=11, 13, 24 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Punch, Part B |date=16 June 2014 |access-date=21 November 2020}}</ref> | ||
|-style="vertical-align:top;" | |-style="vertical-align:top;" | ||
||[[Doda district]] | ||[[Doda district]] | ||
|| [[Doda, Jammu and Kashmir|Doda]] | || [[Doda, Jammu and Kashmir|Doda]] | ||
| {{convert|8912.00|km2|sqmi|disp=table|0|adj=ri0}} | | {{convert|8912.00|km2|sqmi|disp=table|0|adj=ri0}} | ||
|style="text-align:right;"| {{round|8892.25|2}} | |style="text-align:right;"| {{round|8892.25|2}} | ||
|style="text-align:right;"| {{round|19.75|2}} | |style="text-align:right;"| {{round|19.75|2}} | ||
||<ref>{{cite report |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0116_PART_B_DCHB_DODA.pdf |pages=9, 12, 99 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Doda, Part B |date=18 June 2014 |access-date=21 November 2020}}</ref> | ||<ref>{{cite report |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0116_PART_B_DCHB_DODA.pdf |pages=9, 12, 99 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Doda, Part B |date=18 June 2014 |access-date=21 November 2020}}</ref> | ||
|-style="vertical-align:top;" | |-style="vertical-align:top;" | ||
||[[Ramban district]] | ||[[Ramban district]] | ||
|| [[Ramban (Jammu and Kashmir)|Ramban]] | || [[Ramban (Jammu and Kashmir)|Ramban]] | ||
| {{convert|1329.00|km2|sqmi|disp=table|0|adj=ri0}} | | {{convert|1329.00|km2|sqmi|disp=table|0|adj=ri0}} | ||
|style="text-align:right;"| {{round|1313.92|2}} | |style="text-align:right;"| {{round|1313.92|2}} | ||
|style="text-align:right;"| {{round|15.08|2}} | |style="text-align:right;"| {{round|15.08|2}} | ||
||<ref>{{cite report |url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0117_PART_B_DCHB_RAMBAN.pdf |pages=10, 12 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Ramban, Part B |date=18 June 2014 |access-date=21 November 2020}}</ref> | ||<ref>{{cite report |url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0117_PART_B_DCHB_RAMBAN.pdf |pages=10, 12 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Ramban, Part B |date=18 June 2014 |access-date=21 November 2020}}</ref> | ||
|-style="vertical-align:top;" | |-style="vertical-align:top;" | ||
||[[Kishtwar district]] | ||[[Kishtwar district]] | ||
|| [[Kishtwar]] | || [[Kishtwar]] | ||
| {{convert|1644.00|km2|sqmi|disp=table|0|adj=ri0}} | | {{convert|1644.00|km2|sqmi|disp=table|0|adj=ri0}} | ||
|style="text-align:right;"| {{round|1643.37|2}}<!-- Page 9 says 1643.65, whilst pages 10 and 22 says 1643.37 --> | |style="text-align:right;"| {{round|1643.37|2}}<!-- Page 9 says 1643.65, whilst pages 10 and 22 says 1643.37 --> | ||
|style="text-align:right;"| {{round|0.63|2}} | |style="text-align:right;"| {{round|0.63|2}} | ||
||<ref>{{cite report |url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0118_PART_B_DCHB_KISHTWAR.pdf |pages=9, 10, 22 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Kishtwar, Part B |date=18 June 2014 |access-date=21 November 2020}}<br/>Part B page 9 says the rural area is 1643.65 | ||<ref>{{cite report |url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0118_PART_B_DCHB_KISHTWAR.pdf |pages=9, 10, 22 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Kishtwar, Part B |date=18 June 2014 |access-date=21 November 2020}}<br />Part B page 9 says the rural area is 1643.65 km<sup>2</sup>, whilst pages 10 and 22 says 1643.37 km<sup>2</sup>.</ref> | ||
|- style="background:lightblue; vertical-align:top;" | |- style="background:lightblue; vertical-align:top;" | ||
||Total for division | ||Total for division | ||
|| [[Jammu | || [[Jammu Division|Jammu]] | ||
| {{convert|26293|km2|sqmi|disp=tablecen|0|adj=ri0}} | | {{convert|26293|km2|sqmi|disp=tablecen|0|adj=ri0}} | ||
|style="text-align:center;"| {{round|25794.95|2}} | |style="text-align:center;"| {{round|25794.95|2}} | ||
|style="text-align:center;"| {{round|498.05|2}} | |style="text-align:center;"| {{round|498.05|2}} | ||
|| | || | ||
|-style="vertical-align:top;" | |-style="vertical-align:top;" | ||
|rowspan=11 |[[Kashmir Division|Kashmir]] | |rowspan=11 |[[Kashmir Division|Kashmir]] | ||
||[[Anantnag district]] | ||[[Anantnag district]] | ||
|| [[Anantnag]] | || [[Anantnag]] | ||
| {{convert|3574|km2|sqmi|disp=table|0|adj=ri0}} | | {{convert|3574|km2|sqmi|disp=table|0|adj=ri0}} | ||
|style="text-align:right;"| {{round|3475.76|2}} | |style="text-align:right;"| {{round|3475.76|2}} | ||
|style="text-align:right;"| {{round|98.24|2}} | |style="text-align:right;"| {{round|98.24|2}} | ||
||<ref>{{cite report |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/01/0114_PART_A_DCHB_ANANTNAG.pdf |page=9 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Anantnag, Part A |date=July 2016 |access-date=21 November 2020}}<br/>{{cite report |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0114_PART_B_DCHB_ANANTNAG.pdf |pages=12, 22 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Anantnag, Part B |date=July 2016 |access-date=21 November 2020}}</ref> | ||<ref>{{cite report |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/01/0114_PART_A_DCHB_ANANTNAG.pdf |page=9 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Anantnag, Part A |date=July 2016 |access-date=21 November 2020}}<br />{{cite report |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0114_PART_B_DCHB_ANANTNAG.pdf |pages=12, 22 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Anantnag, Part B |date=July 2016 |access-date=21 November 2020}}</ref> | ||
|-style="vertical-align:top;" | |-style="vertical-align:top;" | ||
||[[Kulgam district]] | ||[[Kulgam district]] | ||
|| [[Kulgam]] | || [[Kulgam]] | ||
| {{convert|410|km2|sqmi|disp=table|0|adj=ri0}} <!-- Part B page 12 says 404 but page 22 says 410. --> | | {{convert|410|km2|sqmi|disp=table|0|adj=ri0}} <!-- Part B page 12 says 404 but page 22 says 410. --> | ||
|style="text-align:right;"| {{round|360.20|2}} | |style="text-align:right;"| {{round|360.20|2}} | ||
|style="text-align:right;"| {{round|49.80|2}} | |style="text-align:right;"| {{round|49.80|2}} | ||
||<ref>{{cite report |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/01/0115_PART_A_DCHB_KULGAM.pdf |page=10 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Kulgam, Part A |date=July 2016 |access-date=21 November 2020}}<br/>{{cite report |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0115_PART_B_DCHB_KULGAM.pdf |pages=12, 22 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Kulgam, Part B |date=16 June 2014 |access-date=21 November 2020}}<br/>Part B page 12 says the are of the district is 404 | ||<ref>{{cite report |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/01/0115_PART_A_DCHB_KULGAM.pdf |page=10 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Kulgam, Part A |date=July 2016 |access-date=21 November 2020}}<br />{{cite report |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0115_PART_B_DCHB_KULGAM.pdf |pages=12, 22 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Kulgam, Part B |date=16 June 2014 |access-date=21 November 2020}}<br />Part B page 12 says the are of the district is 404 km<sup>2</sup>, but page 22 says 410 km<sup>2</sup>.</ref> | ||
|-style="vertical-align:top;" | |-style="vertical-align:top;" | ||
||[[Pulwama district]] | ||[[Pulwama district]] | ||
|| [[Pulwama]] | || [[Pulwama]] | ||
| {{convert|1086.00|km2|sqmi|disp=table|0|adj=ri0}} | | {{convert|1086.00|km2|sqmi|disp=table|0|adj=ri0}} | ||
|style="text-align:right;"| {{round|1047.45|2}} | |style="text-align:right;"| {{round|1047.45|2}} | ||
|style="text-align:right;"| {{round|38.55|2}} | |style="text-align:right;"| {{round|38.55|2}} | ||
||<ref>{{cite report |url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0112_PART_B_DCHB_PULWAMA.pdf |pages=12, 22 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Pulwama, Part B |date=16 June 2014 |access-date=21 November 2020}}</ref> | ||<ref>{{cite report |url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0112_PART_B_DCHB_PULWAMA.pdf |pages=12, 22 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Pulwama, Part B |date=16 June 2014 |access-date=21 November 2020}}</ref> | ||
|-style="vertical-align:top;" | |-style="vertical-align:top;" | ||
||[[Shopian district]] | ||[[Shopian district]] | ||
|| [[Shopian]] | || [[Shopian]] | ||
| {{convert|312.00|km2|sqmi|disp=table|0|adj=ri0}} <!-- Part B pages 12 and 22 say 312.00 | | {{convert|312.00|km2|sqmi|disp=table|0|adj=ri0}} <!-- Part B pages 12 and 22 say 312.00 km<sup>2</sup>, Part A page 10 says 307.42 km<sup>2</sup>. --> | ||
|style="text-align:right;"| {{round|306.56|2}} | |style="text-align:right;"| {{round|306.56|2}} | ||
|style="text-align:right;"| {{round|5.44|2}} | |style="text-align:right;"| {{round|5.44|2}} | ||
||<ref>{{cite report |url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/01/0113_PART_A_DCHB_SHUPIYAN.pdf |page=10 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Shupiyan, Part A |date=16 June 2014 |access-date=21 November 2020}}<br/>{{cite report |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0113_PART_B_DCHB_SUPHIYAN.pdf |pages=12, 22 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Shupiyan, Part B |date=16 June 2014 |access-date=21 November 2020}}<br/>Part B pages 12 and 22 say the district area is 312.00 | ||<ref>{{cite report |url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/01/0113_PART_A_DCHB_SHUPIYAN.pdf |page=10 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Shupiyan, Part A |date=16 June 2014 |access-date=21 November 2020}}<br />{{cite report |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0113_PART_B_DCHB_SUPHIYAN.pdf |pages=12, 22 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Shupiyan, Part B |date=16 June 2014 |access-date=21 November 2020}}<br />Part B pages 12 and 22 say the district area is 312.00 km<sup>2</sup>, but Part A page 10 says 307.42 km<sup>2</sup>.</ref> | ||
|-style="vertical-align:top;" | |-style="vertical-align:top;" | ||
||[[Budgam district]] | ||[[Budgam district]] | ||
|| [[Budgam]] | || [[Budgam]] | ||
| {{convert|1361|km2|sqmi|disp=table|0|adj=ri0}} <!-- Part A says 1371, Part B says 1371 (page 11) and 1361 (pages 12 and) --> | | {{convert|1361|km2|sqmi|disp=table|0|adj=ri0}} <!-- Part A says 1371, Part B says 1371 (page 11) and 1361 (pages 12 and) --> | ||
|style="text-align:right;"| {{round|1311.95|2}} | |style="text-align:right;"| {{round|1311.95|2}} | ||
|style="text-align:right;"| {{round|49.05|2}} | |style="text-align:right;"| {{round|49.05|2}} | ||
||<ref>{{cite report |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/01/0102_PART_A_DCHB_BADGAM.pdf |pages=10, 46 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Badgam, Part A |date=July 2016 |access-date=21 November 2020}}<br/>{{cite report |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0102_PART_B_DCHB_BADGAM.pdf |pages=11, 12, 22 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Badgam, Part B |date=16 June 2014|access-date=21 November 2020}}<br/>Part A says the district area is 1371 | ||<ref>{{cite report |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/01/0102_PART_A_DCHB_BADGAM.pdf |pages=10, 46 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Badgam, Part A |date=July 2016 |access-date=21 November 2020}}<br />{{cite report |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0102_PART_B_DCHB_BADGAM.pdf |pages=11, 12, 22 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Badgam, Part B |date=16 June 2014|access-date=21 November 2020}}<br />Part A says the district area is 1371 km<sup>2</sup>, Part B says 1371 km<sup>2</sup> (page 11) and 1361 km<sup>2</sup> (page 12s and 22).</ref> | ||
|-style="vertical-align:top;" | |-style="vertical-align:top;" | ||
||[[Srinagar district]] | ||[[Srinagar district]] | ||
|| [[Srinagar]] | || [[Srinagar]] | ||
| {{convert|1978.95|km2|sqmi|disp=table|0|adj=ri0}} <!-- Part A page 48 shows the district with an area of 2228.0 | | {{convert|1978.95|km2|sqmi|disp=table|0|adj=ri0}} <!-- Part A page 48 shows the district with an area of 2228.0 km<sup>2</sup> in 2001 and 1978.95 km<sup>2</sup> in 2011 --> | ||
|style="text-align:right;"| {{round|1684.42|2}} | |style="text-align:right;"| {{round|1684.42|2}} | ||
|style="text-align:right;"| {{round|294.53|2}} | |style="text-align:right;"| {{round|294.53|2}} | ||
||<ref>{{cite report |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/01/0110_PART_A_DCHB_SRINAGAR.pdf |pages=11, 48 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Srinagar, Part A |date=July 2016 |access-date=21 November 2020}}<br/>Part A page 48 says the district area was 2228.0 | ||<ref>{{cite report |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/01/0110_PART_A_DCHB_SRINAGAR.pdf |pages=11, 48 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Srinagar, Part A |date=July 2016 |access-date=21 November 2020}}<br />Part A page 48 says the district area was 2228.0 km<sup>2</sup> in 2001 and 1978.95 km<sup>2</sup> in 2011.</ref> | ||
|-style="vertical-align:top;" | |-style="vertical-align:top;" | ||
||[[Ganderbal district]] | ||[[Ganderbal district]] | ||
|| [[Ganderbal]] | || [[Ganderbal]] | ||
| {{convert|259|km2|sqmi|disp=table|0|adj=ri0}} <!-- Part B page 11 says 393.04 | | {{convert|259|km2|sqmi|disp=table|0|adj=ri0}} <!-- Part B page 11 says 393.04 km<sup>2</sup>, pages 12 and 22 say 259.00 km<sup>2</sup> --> | ||
|style="text-align:right;"| {{round|233.60|2}} | |style="text-align:right;"| {{round|233.60|2}} | ||
|style="text-align:right;"| {{round|25.40|2}} | |style="text-align:right;"| {{round|25.40|2}} | ||
||<ref>{{cite report |url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0111_PART_B_DCHB_GANDERBAL.pdf |pages=11, 12 and 22 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Ganderbal, Part B |date=July 2016 |access-date=21 November 2020}}<br/>Part B page 11 says the district area is 393.04 | ||<ref>{{cite report |url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0111_PART_B_DCHB_GANDERBAL.pdf |pages=11, 12 and 22 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Ganderbal, Part B |date=July 2016 |access-date=21 November 2020}}<br />Part B page 11 says the district area is 393.04 km<sup>2</sup>, but pages 12 and 22 say 259.00 km<sup>2</sup>.</ref> | ||
|-style="vertical-align:top;" | |-style="vertical-align:top;" | ||
||[[Bandipora district]] | ||[[Bandipora district]] | ||
|| [[Bandipore|Bandipora]] | || [[Bandipore|Bandipora]] | ||
| {{convert|345|km2|sqmi|disp=table|0|adj=ri0}} | | {{convert|345|km2|sqmi|disp=table|0|adj=ri0}} | ||
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|style="text-align:right;"| {{round|49.63|2}} | |style="text-align:right;"| {{round|49.63|2}} | ||
||<ref>{{cite report |url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/01/0109_PART_A_DCHB_BANDIPORE.pdf |pages=10, 47 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Bandipora, Part A |date=July 2016 |access-date=21 November 2020}}<br/>{{cite report |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0109_PART_B_DCHB_BANDIPORE.pdf |pages=11, 20 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Bandipora, Part B |date=16 June 2014 |access-date=21 November 2020}}</ref> | ||<ref>{{cite report |url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/01/0109_PART_A_DCHB_BANDIPORE.pdf |pages=10, 47 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Bandipora, Part A |date=July 2016 |access-date=21 November 2020}}<br />{{cite report |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0109_PART_B_DCHB_BANDIPORE.pdf |pages=11, 20 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Bandipora, Part B |date=16 June 2014 |access-date=21 November 2020}}</ref> | ||
|-style="vertical-align:top;" | |-style="vertical-align:top;" | ||
||[[Baramulla district]] | ||[[Baramulla district]] | ||
|| [[Baramulla]] | || [[Baramulla]] | ||
| {{convert|4243|km2|sqmi|disp=table|0|adj=ri0}} | | {{convert|4243|km2|sqmi|disp=table|0|adj=ri0}} | ||
|style="text-align:right;"| {{round|4179.44|2}} | |style="text-align:right;"| {{round|4179.44|2}} | ||
|style="text-align:right;"| {{round|63.56|2}} | |style="text-align:right;"| {{round|63.56|2}} | ||
||<ref>{{cite report |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/01/0108_PART_A_DCHB_BARAMULA.pdf |page=11 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Baramulla, Part A |date=July 2016 |access-date=21 November 2020}}<br/>{{cite report |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0108_PART_B_DCHB_BARAMULA.pdf|page=22 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Baramulla, Part B |date=16 June 2014 |access-date=21 November 2020}}</ref> | ||<ref>{{cite report |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/01/0108_PART_A_DCHB_BARAMULA.pdf |page=11 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Baramulla, Part A |date=July 2016 |access-date=21 November 2020}}<br />{{cite report |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0108_PART_B_DCHB_BARAMULA.pdf|page=22 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Baramulla, Part B |date=16 June 2014 |access-date=21 November 2020}}</ref> | ||
|-style="vertical-align:top;" | |-style="vertical-align:top;" | ||
||[[Kupwara district]] | ||[[Kupwara district]] | ||
|| [[Kupwara]] | || [[Kupwara]] | ||
| {{convert|2379|km2|sqmi|disp=table|0|adj=ri0}} | | {{convert|2379|km2|sqmi|disp=table|0|adj=ri0}} | ||
|style="text-align:right;"| {{round|2331.66|2}} | |style="text-align:right;"| {{round|2331.66|2}} | ||
|style="text-align:right;"| {{round|47.34|2}} | |style="text-align:right;"| {{round|47.34|2}} | ||
||<ref>{{cite report |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/01/0101_PART_A_DCHB_KUPWARA.pdf |page=7 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Kupwara, Part A |date=July 2016 |access-date=21 November 2020}}<br/>{{cite report |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0101_PART_B_DCHB_KUPWARA.pdf|pages=11, 12 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Kupwara, Part B |date=16 June 2014 |access-date=21 November 2020}}</ref> | ||<ref>{{cite report |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/01/0101_PART_A_DCHB_KUPWARA.pdf |page=7 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Kupwara, Part A |date=July 2016 |access-date=21 November 2020}}<br />{{cite report |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0101_PART_B_DCHB_KUPWARA.pdf|pages=11, 12 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Kupwara, Part B |date=16 June 2014 |access-date=21 November 2020}}</ref> | ||
|- style="background:lightblue; vertical-align:top;" | |- style="background:lightblue; vertical-align:top;" | ||
||Total for division | ||Total for division | ||
|| [[ | || [[Kashmir Division|Kashmir]] | ||
| {{convert|15,948.00|km2|sqmi|disp=tablecen|0|adj=ri0}} | | {{convert|15,948.00|km2|sqmi|disp=tablecen|0|adj=ri0}} | ||
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===Judicial branch=== | ===Judicial branch=== | ||
[[FILE:Stamp of India - 2006 - Colnect 158978 - High Court of Jammu - Kashmir.jpeg|thumb|The [[Jammu and Kashmir High Court]] on postal stamps of | [[FILE:Stamp of India - 2006 - Colnect 158978 - High Court of Jammu - Kashmir.jpeg|thumb|The [[Jammu and Kashmir High Court]] on postal stamps of India]] | ||
The union territory is under the jurisdiction of the [[Jammu and Kashmir High Court]], which also serves as high court for [[Ladakh]].<ref name="Indian Express"/> Police services are provided by the [[Jammu and Kashmir Police]].<ref name="trnscpt">{{cite web|url=https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/salient-features-of-jammu-kashmir-reorganization-bill-146998|title=Salient Features Of Jammu & Kashmir Reorganization Bill [Read Bill]|first1=Devesh|first2=Iti|last1=Ratan|last2=Johri|date=7 August 2019|website=LiveLaw.in: All about law|access-date=7 August 2019}}</ref> | The union territory is under the jurisdiction of the [[Jammu and Kashmir High Court]], which also serves as high court for [[Ladakh]].<ref name="Indian Express"/> Police services are provided by the [[Jammu and Kashmir Police]].<ref name="trnscpt">{{cite web|url=https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/salient-features-of-jammu-kashmir-reorganization-bill-146998|title=Salient Features Of Jammu & Kashmir Reorganization Bill [Read Bill]|first1=Devesh|first2=Iti|last1=Ratan|last2=Johri|date=7 August 2019|website=LiveLaw.in: All about law|access-date=7 August 2019}}</ref> | ||
===Parties=== | ===Parties=== | ||
The main political parties active in the region are the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (State President: [[Ravinder Raina]]), the [[Indian National Congress]] (State President: [[Ghulam Ahmad Mir]]), the [[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference]] (President: [[Farooq Abdullah]]) and the [[Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party]] (President: [[Mehbooba Mufti]]). Other parties with a presence in the region parties include the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]], the [[Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party]], the [[Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference]], the [[Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party]] (President: [[Altaf Bukhari]]), the [[Jammu and Kashmir Workers Party]] (President: | The main political parties active in the region are the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (State President: [[Ravinder Raina]]), the [[Indian National Congress]] (State President: [[Ghulam Ahmad Mir]]), the [[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference]] (President: [[Farooq Abdullah]]) and the [[Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party]] (President: [[Mehbooba Mufti]]). Other parties with a presence in the region parties include the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]], the [[Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party]], the [[Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference]], the [[Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party]] (President: [[Altaf Bukhari]]), the [[Jammu and Kashmir Workers Party]] (President: Mir Junaid) and [[Ikkjutt Jammu]] (President: Ankur Sharma). | ||
===Jammu and Kashmir in the Parliament of India=== | ===Jammu and Kashmir in the Parliament of India=== | ||
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Jammu and Kashmir is also famous for its scenic beauty, flower gardens, apple farms and more. It attracts tourists for its unique handicrafts and the world-famous [[Kashmir shawl|Kashmiri Shawls]]. | Jammu and Kashmir is also famous for its scenic beauty, flower gardens, apple farms and more. It attracts tourists for its unique handicrafts and the world-famous [[Kashmir shawl|Kashmiri Shawls]]. | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
{{Notelist}} | {{Notelist}} | ||
== See also == | |||
{{Portal|Geography|Asia|India}} | |||
* [[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)]], for the entity that existed till 1952 | |||
* [[Kashmiriyat]] | |||
* [[Tourism in Jammu and Kashmir]] | |||
* [[Kashmiri cinema]] | |||
* [[Literature of Kashmir]] | |||
* [[Music of Jammu and Kashmir]] | |||
* [[Kus Bani Koshur Karorpaet]] | |||
* [[DD Kashir]] | |||
* [[AIR Srinagar]] | |||
* [[University of Kashmir]] | |||
* [[University of Jammu]] | |||
* [[Central University of Kashmir]] | |||
* [[Central University of Jammu]] | |||
* [[Jammu and Kashmir cricket team]] | |||
* [[Real Kashmir F.C.]] | |||
* [[Jammu and Kashmir football team]] | |||
* [[Jammu and Kashmir Police]] | |||
* [[Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry]] | |||
* [[Jammu and Kashmir Rifles]] | |||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
{{ | {{Commons category}} | ||
* [http://jk.gov.in/ Government of Jammu and Kashmir] | |||
*[http://jk.gov.in/ Government of Jammu and Kashmir] | * [https://jkgad.nic.in/ General Administration Department] | ||
*[https://jkgad.nic.in/ General Administration Department] | * [http://jkrajbhawan.nic.in/ Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir] | ||
*[http://jkrajbhawan.nic.in/ Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir] | * [https://jammukashmir.s3waas.gov.in/ Jammu and Kashmir district portal] | ||
*[https://jammukashmir.s3waas.gov.in/ Jammu and Kashmir district portal] | |||
{{Jammu and Kashmir topics}} | |||
{{Kashmir Valley}} | |||
{{States and Union Territories of India}} | {{States and Union Territories of India}} | ||
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[[Category:Territorial disputes of Pakistan]] | [[Category:Territorial disputes of Pakistan]] | ||
[[Category:Disputed territories in Asia]] | [[Category:Disputed territories in Asia]] | ||
[[Category:Union | [[Category:Union territories of India]] | ||
[[Category:States and union territories of India]] | [[Category:States and union territories of India]] | ||