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Jammu district

Coordinates: 32°44′N 74°52′E / 32.73°N 74.87°E / 32.73; 74.87
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This article is about the district. For the division, see Jammu Division.

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; 74.87
CountryIndia
Union territoryJammu and Kashmir
DivisionJammu Division
HeadquartersJammu
Tehsils1. Akhnoor, 2. Bishnah, 3. Jammu, 4. Ranbir Singh Pora
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesJammu (Lok Sabha constituency)
 • Vidhan Sabha constituencies20
Area
 • Total
2,336 km2 (902 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
1,529,958
 • Density650/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy83.45%
 • Sex ratio880
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationJK-02
Websitehttp://jammu.nic.in/

Jammu 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.[1] The largest city is Jammu.

Administrative divisions

Jammu District has 7 Sub-Divisions:

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

There are 21 Tehsils:

  • 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

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Religion in Jammu district (2011)[2]

  Hinduism (84.27%)
  Islam (7.03%)
  Sikhism (7.47%)
  Christianity (0.79%)
  Others (0.18%)
  Not stated (0.27%)
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
Muslim (pop 107,489)
 
 888
Christian (pop 12,104)
 
 875
Sikh (pop 114,272)
 
 870
Other (pop 2,778)
 
 883
Not stated (pop 4,075)
 
 863
Total (pop 1,529,958)
 
 880

Jammu district: mother-tongue of population, according to the 2011 Census.[3]

  Dogri (70.85%)
  Ponchi (0.75%)
  Gojri (3.86%)
  Hindi (5.88%)
  Kashmiri (6.00%)
  Punjabi (8.10%)
  Others (4.56%)
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%
Jammu district: mother-tongue of population, according to the 2011 Census.[3]
Mother tongue code Mother tongue People Percentage
001002 Assamese 1,123 0.07%
002007 Bengali 3,879 0.25%
004001 Dogri 1,084,040 70.85%
005018 Gujarati 975 0.06%
005054 Ponchi 11,402 0.75%
006086 Bhadrawahi 4,490 0.29%
006096 Bharmauri/Gaddi 116 0.01%
006102 Bhojpuri 3,878 0.25%
006125 Bundeli/Bundel khandi 893 0.06%
006142 Chhattisgarhi 6,057 0.40%
006195 Garhwali 411 0.03%
006207 Gojri/Gujjari/Gujar 59,048 3.86%
006235 Haryanvi 964 0.06%
006240 Hindi 90,037 5.88%
006340 Kumauni 179 0.01%
006376 Magadhi/Magahi 84 0.01%
006439 Pahari 5,738 0.38%
006489 Rajasthani 1,384 0.09%
007016 Kannada 1,087 0.07%
008005 Kashmiri 91,733 6.00%
008010 Kishtwari 841 0.05%
008018 Siraji 196 0.01%
008019 Dardi 1,703 0.11%
010008 Maithili 341 0.02%
011016 Malayalam 2,056 0.13%
012003 Manipuri 247 0.02%
013071 Marathi 3,843 0.25%
014011 Nepali 3,061 0.20%
015043 Odia 2,504 0.16%
016038 Punjabi 123,867 8.10%
020027 Tamil 2,463 0.16%
021046 Telugu 2,422 0.16%
022015 Urdu 4,696 0.31%
040001 English 193 0.01%
053005 Gujari 1,090 0.07%
073003 Ladakhi 290 0.02%
115011 Purkhi 90 0.01%
– Others 12,537 0.82%
Total 1,529,958 100.00%

References

  1. ^ 2011 census J&K
  2. ^ a b c C-1 Population By Religious Community – Jammu & Kashmir (Report). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b 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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