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

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Kishtwar District information, Facts, statistics, population, Density, Area, literacy rate, headquarters, Sex Ratio This is a newly created Jammu region district  carved out of the Doda district. . It was declared a district in 2007. Kishtwar  derived its name from Kishat Rishi who  stayed  here. • It is situated on the banks of the Chenab river. It is  surrounded by Kargil district in the North and  North-East, Himachal Pradesh in the South,  Doda in the South and South-West and  Anantnag in the West and North-West. • Of the total population, Muslims are 57.75%,  Hindus are 40.72%, Buddhists are 0.91%,  Sikhs are 0.20% and Christians are 0.12%. • Main languages are Kashmiri (50.60%), Kishtwari (16.67%), Bhadrawahi (4.03%),  Gojri (14.36%), Pahari (7.44%), Siraji  (1.25%) and Dogri (0.53%). As  per the census 2011, it is the third least  populous district of Jammu and Kashmir after  Leh and Kargil dis...

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

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Kathua District information, Facts, statistics, population, Density, Area, literacy rate, headquarters, Sex Ratio According to historians, Jodh Singh, a Rajput  of the Andutra Clan came from Hastinapur to  Kathua about 2000 years ago and settled here. • His three sons viz. Teju, Kindal and Bhaju  established three Hamlets of Taraj Tajwal,  Taraf Manjali and Taraf Bhajwal  collectively known as Kathai. Later, it was  called Kathua. . It shares its borders with Punjab in the  South East, Himachal Pradesh in the  North-East, Doda district and Udhampur  district in the North and North-West, Samba  district in the West and Pakistan in the  South-West. • It is the gateway of Jammu and Kashmir. . Of the total population, Hindus are 87.61%,  Muslims are 10.42% and Sikhs are 1.55%. • Main languages are Dogri (81.92%), Pahari  (6.94%), Gojri (3.50% ), Kashmiri (2.01%), and  Hindi (1.03%). • It is famous due to the p...

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...