Jammu district
District of Jammu and Kashmir administered by India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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Jammu district | |
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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 |
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Government | |
• District Magistrate | Avny Lavasa (IAS) |
• Lok Sabha constituencies | Jammu (Lok Sabha constituency) |
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies | 11 |
Area | |
• 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/ |
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