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
Vidhan Sabha constituencies
11
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

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

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

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

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

Gojri and English
.

References

  1. ^
    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 978-1-84904-621-3
     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. 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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