Baramulla district
District in Jammu and kashmir, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Baramulla district or Varmul (in Kashmiri) is one of the 20 districts in the Indian-administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region.[1] Baramulla town is the administrative headquarters of this district. The district covered an area of 4,588 km2 (1,771 sq mi) in 2001,[6] but it was reduced to 4,243 km2 (1,638 sq mi) at the time of 2011 census.[2] In 2016, the district administration said that the area was 4,190 km2 (1,620 sq mi).[7] Muslims constitute about 98% of the population.
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Baramulla district
Varmul district | |
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District of Jammu and Kashmir administered by India | |
Coordinates: 34.1980°N 74.3636°E / 34.1980; 74.3636 | |
Administering country | India |
Headquarters | Baramulla |
Tehsils |
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Government | |
• District Magistrate | Minga Sherpa (IAS) |
Area | |
• District of Jammu and Kashmir administered by India | 4,190 km2 (1,620 sq mi) |
• Urban | 63.56 km2 (24.54 sq mi) |
• Rural | 4,179.44 km2 (1,613.69 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• District of Jammu and Kashmir administered by India | 1,008,039 |
• Density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) |
• Urban | 825,539 |
• Rural | 182,500 |
Languages | |
• Official | Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[4][5] |
• Main spoken | Kashmiri |
• Other spoken | Pahari, Gujari |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Vehicle registration | JK05 |
Website | baramulla |
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