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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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Jammu district
District of Jammu and Kashmir administered by India[1]
Bahu Fort, Jammu, India
Bahu Fort, Jammu, India
Map
Interactive map of Jammu district
Jammu district is in the Jammu division (shown with neon blue boundary) of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir (shaded in tan in the disputed Kashmir region[1]
Jammu district is in the Jammu division (shown with neon blue boundary) of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir (shaded in tan in the disputed Kashmir region[1]
Coordinates (Jammu): 32°44′N 74°52′E / 32.73°N 74.87°E / 32.73; 74.87
Administering 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 MagistrateSachin Kumar Vaishya(IAS)
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesJammu (Lok Sabha constituency)
 • Vidhan Sabha constituencies11
Area
[2]
 • 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)[3]
 • 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 an administrative district of the Jammu division of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region.[1] It is the most populous district in the Jammu division.[4]

Administrative divisions

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Jammu District has 7 Sub-Divisions:

There are 21 tehsils:[5]

  • 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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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1901 291,399—    
1911 279,051−4.2%
1921 285,361+2.3%
1931 316,647+11.0%
1941 364,253+15.0%
1951 401,532+10.2%
1961 438,810+9.3%
1971 616,396+40.5%
1981 792,490+28.6%
1991 1,043,302+31.6%
2001 1,357,077+30.1%
2011 1,529,958+12.7%
† 1951 and 1991 populations are estimated
Source: Census of India[6]

According to the 2011 census Jammu district has a population of 1,526,406, roughly equal to the nation of Gabon[7] or the US state of Hawaii.[8] This gives it a ranking of 326th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 596 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,540/sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 12.48%. Jammu has a sex ratio of 871 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 83.98%.[citation needed] The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes account for 24.7% and 4.5% of the population of the district.[9]

Religion in Jammu district (2011)[3]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 84.27%
Sikhism
 
 7.47%
Islam
 
 7.03%
Other or not stated
 
 1.23%
Jammu district: religion, gender ratio, and % urban of population, according to the 2011 Census.[3]
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%
Sex Ratio in Jammu District in 2011 Census.[3]
(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

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Languages of Jammu district (2011)[10]

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

The most widely spoken language of Jammu is Dogri. Other languages spoken are Punjabi, Urdu, Hindi, Kashmiri, Gojri and English.

References

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  1. ^ a b c The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kashmir dispute is supported by the tertiary sources (a) through (d), reflecting due weight in the coverage. Although "controlled" and "held" are also applied neutrally to the names of the disputants or to the regions administered by them, as evidenced in sources (f) through (h) below, "held" is also considered politicized usage, as is the term "occupied," (see (i) below).
    (a) Kashmir, region Indian subcontinent, Encyclopaedia Britannica, retrieved 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.";
    (b) Pletcher, Kenneth, Aksai Chin, Plateau Region, Asia, Encyclopaedia Britannica, retrieved 16 August 2019 (subscription required) Quote: "Aksai Chin, Chinese (Pinyin) Aksayqin, portion of the Kashmir region, at the northernmost extent of the Indian subcontinent in south-central Asia. It constitutes nearly all the territory of the Chinese-administered sector of Kashmir that is claimed by India to be part of the Ladakh area of Jammu and Kashmir state.";
    (c) "Kashmir", Encyclopedia Americana, Scholastic Library Publishing, 2006, p. 328, ISBN 978-0-7172-0139-6 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";
    (d) Osmańczyk, Edmund Jan (2003), Encyclopedia of the United Nations and International Agreements: G to M, Taylor & Francis, pp. 1191–, ISBN 978-0-415-93922-5 Quote: "Jammu and Kashmir: Territory in northwestern India, subject to a dispute betw een India and Pakistan. It has borders with Pakistan and China."
    (e) Talbot, Ian (2016), A History of Modern South Asia: Politics, States, Diasporas, Yale University Press, pp. 28–29, ISBN 978-0-300-19694-8 Quote: "We move from a disputed international border to a dotted line on the map that represents a military border not recognized in international law. The line of control separates the Indian and Pakistani administered areas of the former Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir.";
    (f) Kashmir, region Indian subcontinent, Encyclopaedia Britannica, retrieved 15 August 2019 (subscription required) Quote: "... 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.";
    (g) Bose, Sumantra (2009), Kashmir: Roots of Conflict, Paths to Peace, Harvard University Press, pp. 294, 291, 293, ISBN 978-0-674-02855-5 Quote: "J&K: Jammu and Kashmir. The former princely state that is the subject of the Kashmir dispute. Besides IJK (Indian-controlled Jammu and Kashmir. The larger and more populous part of the former princely state. It has a population of slightly over 10 million, and comprises three regions: Kashmir Valley, Jammu, and Ladakh.) and AJK ('Azad" (Free) Jammu and Kashmir. The more populous part of Pakistani-controlled J&K, with a population of approximately 2.5 million. AJK has six districts: Muzaffarabad, Mirpur, Bagh, Kodi, Rawalakot, and Poonch. Its capital is the town of Muzaffarabad. AJK has its own institutions, but its political life is heavily controlled by Pakistani authorities, especially the military), it includes the sparsely populated "Northern Areas" of Gilgit and Baltistan, remote mountainous regions which are directly administered, unlike AJK, by the Pakistani central authorities, and some high-altitude uninhabitable tracts under Chinese control."
    (h) Fisher, Michael H. (2018), An Environmental History of India: From Earliest Times to the Twenty-First Century, Cambridge University Press, p. 166, ISBN 978-1-107-11162-2 Quote: "Kashmir’s identity remains hotly disputed with a UN-supervised “Line of Control” still separating Pakistani-held Azad (“Free”) Kashmir from Indian-held Kashmir.";
    (i) Snedden, Christopher (2015), Understanding Kashmir and Kashmiris, Oxford University Press, p. 10, ISBN 978-1-84904-621-3 Quote:"Some politicised terms also are used to describe parts of J&K. These terms include the words 'occupied' and 'held'."
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c d C-1 Population By Religious Community – Jammu & Kashmir (Report). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  4. ^ 2011 census J&K
  5. ^ "Tehsil", District Jammu, Jammu And Kashmir, retrieved 3 May 2021 – via National Informatics Centre, Ministry Of Electronics & Information Technology, Government Of India
  6. ^ "A-2 Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901". Censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  7. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011. Gabon 1,576,665
  8. ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2011. Hawaii 1,360,301
  9. ^ "Jammu District Population Religion - Jammu and Kashmir, Jammu Literacy, Sex Ratio - Census India". www.censusindia.co.in. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  10. ^ 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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