Jammu District information, Facts, statistics, population, Density, Area, literacy rate, headquarters, Sex Ratio

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Jammu District information, Facts, statistics, population, Density, Area, literacy rate, headquarters, Sex Ratio


This district was founded by Raja Jamboo Lochan in 1400 BCE.
• It is known as the 'City of Temples'. It is the Winter Capital of Jammu and Kashmir.
•Lying on the banks of river Tawi, it shares its borders with Reasi district in the North, Udhampur in the North-East, Samba district in the East and South-East and Rajouri district in North-West.
•It also shares a boundary with PoK (Bhimber) in the North-West and Pakistan in the West.
•Of the total population, 84.24% are Hindus, 7.47% are Sikhs, 7.03% are Muslims and 0.79% are Christians.
•Main languages are Dogri (70.85%) Punjabi (8.10%), Kashmiri (6.00%), Gojri (3.86%), Hindi (5.88%) and Ponchi (0.75%).
• It is the most populous district of Jammu and Kashmir and has the highest literacy rate in the Jammu region.
• It is famous for Raghunathji Temple, Ranbireshwar Temple, Peer Kho Temple, Bowey Wali Mata Shrine, Jama Masjid, Gurudwara Sunder Singh, St Pant's Church, Akhnoor Fort, Mubarak Mandi Palace, Amar Mahal and Bahu Fort. 233
• It has many industries like silk textile, woollen textile, resins and turpentine, calico printing, etc.
Important statistical data about the district is given below
Total Area 2,336 sq km
Total Population 15,29,958
Headquarters Jammu
Density 653 persons per sq km (Highest)
Literacy Rate 83.45%
Sex Ratio - 880 females per 1000 males

Sub-divisions: 7 (Jammu South, Jammu North, R.S. Pura, Marh, Akhnoor, Chowki Choura, Khour)

Tehsils 21 (Akhnoor, Arnia, Bhalwal, Bhalwal Brahmana, 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)
Blocks 20 (Akhnoor, Arnia, Bhalwal, Bhalwal Brahmana, Bishna, Chowki Choura, Dansal, Khour, Kharan Balli, Maina Mandrian, Mandal, Marh, Mathwon, Miran Sahib, Nagrota, Pargwal, R.S. Pura, Samwan, Satwari, Suchetgarh)
Total No. of Panchayats : 296

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