Jammu district

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.[3]

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

Jammu district
District of Jammu and Kashmir
Bahu Fort, Jammu, India
Location of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir
Coordinates (Jammu): 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
 • 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)[2]
 • 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/

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
Historical populations 
CensusPopulation %±
1901291,399
—
1911279,051−4.2%
1921285,3612.3%
1931316,64711.0%
1941364,25315.0%
1951401,53210.2%
1961438,8109.3%
1971616,39640.5%
1981792,49028.6%
19911,043,30231.6%
20011,357,07730.1%
20111,529,95812.7%
source:[4]
† 1951 and 1991 populations are estimated

Religion in Jammu district (2011)[2]

  Hinduism (84.27%)
  Sikhism (7.47%)
  Islam (7.03%)
  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
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

Jammu district: mother-tongue of population, according to the 2011 Census.[5]

  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 1,289,240107,48912,104114,2724701,9873214,0751,529,958
84.27%7.03%0.79%7.47%0.03%0.13%0.02%0.27%100.00%
Male 685,67956,9276,45561,0982661,0381712,187813,821
Female 603,56150,5625,64953,1742049491501,888716,137
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)		 880888875870–914–863880
Urban 621,49554,1579,59975,3073611,9491561,989765,013
Rural 667,74553,3322,50538,965109381652,086764,945
% 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.[5]
Mother tongue code Mother tongue People Percentage
001002Assamese 1,123 0.07%
002007Bengali 3,879 0.25%
004001Dogri 1,084,040 70.85%
005018Gujarati 975 0.06%
005054Ponchi 11,402 0.75%
006086Bhadrawahi 4,490 0.29%
006096Bharmauri/Gaddi 116 0.01%
006102Bhojpuri 3,878 0.25%
006125Bundeli/Bundel khandi 893 0.06%
006142Chhattisgarhi 6,057 0.40%
006195Garhwali 411 0.03%
006207Gojri/Gujjari/Gujar 59,048 3.86%
006235Haryanvi 964 0.06%
006240Hindi 90,037 5.88%
006340Kumauni 179 0.01%
006376Magadhi/Magahi 84 0.01%
006439Pahari 5,738 0.38%
006489Rajasthani 1,384 0.09%
007016Kannada 1,087 0.07%
008005Kashmiri 91,733 6.00%
008010Kishtwari 841 0.05%
008018Siraji 196 0.01%
008019Dardi 1,703 0.11%
010008Maithili 341 0.02%
011016Malayalam 2,056 0.13%
012003Manipuri 247 0.02%
013071Marathi 3,843 0.25%
014011Nepali 3,061 0.20%
015043Odia 2,504 0.16%
016038Punjabi 123,867 8.10%
020027Tamil 2,463 0.16%
021046Telugu 2,422 0.16%
022015Urdu 4,696 0.31%
040001English 193 0.01%
053005Gujari 1,090 0.07%
073003Ladakhi 290 0.02%
115011Purkhi 90 0.01%
– Others 12,537 0.82%
Total 1,529,958 100.00%

References
  1. 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.
  2. C-1 Population By Religious Community – Jammu & Kashmir (Report). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  3. 2011 census J&K
  4. "A-2 Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901". Censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  5. 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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