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