Jammu district

This article is about the district. For the division, see Jammu division.

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]

Jammu district
District of Jammu and Kashmir administered by India[1]
Bahu Fort, Jammu, India
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]
Coordinates (Jammu): 32.73°N 74.87°E / 32.73; 74.87
Administering country	India
Union territory	Jammu and Kashmir
Division	Jammu Division
Headquarters	Jammu
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
Government
• District Magistrate	Sachin Kumar Vaishya(IAS)
• Lok Sabha constituencies	Jammu (Lok Sabha constituency)
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies	11
Area [2]
• Total	2,342 km2 (904 sq mi)
• Urban	252.13 km2 (97.35 sq mi)
• Rural	2,089.87 km2 (806.90 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	1,529,958
• Density	650/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
• Urban	765,013
• Rural	764,945
Demographics
• Literacy	83.45%
• Sex ratio	880
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	JK-02
Website	http://jammu.nic.in/

Administrative divisions

Jammu District has 7 Sub-Divisions:

• Jammu South
• Jammu North
• Pura
• Marh
• Akhnoor
• Chowki Choura
• Khour

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
• Pura
• Samwan
• Satwari
• Suchetgarh

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
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

Languages of Jammu district (2011)^[10]

1. Dogri (70.8%)
2. Punjabi (8.10%)
3. Kashmiri (6.00%)
4. Hindi (5.88%)
5. Gojri (3.86%)
6. Others (5.31%)

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