Kishtwar district
District of Jammu and Kashmir, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Kishtwar.
Kishtwar district is an administrative district of the Jammu division of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the Jammu Division.[1] As of 2011, it is the largest and the least populous district of Jammu and Kashmir.
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Kishtwar district | |
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Coordinates (Kishtwar): 33°34′N 75°53′E | |
Administering country | India |
Union territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
Division | Jammu |
Region | Chenab Valley |
Headquarters | Kishtwar |
Tehsils[2] | 1. Kishtwar 2. Chhatroo 3. Marwah 4. Paddar 5. Warwan 6. Nagseni 7. Drabshalla 8. Bunjwah 9. Mughalmaidan 10. Dachhan 11. Machail |
Government | |
• Lok Sabha Constituency | Udhampur |
• MP | Dr. Jitendra Singh, BJP[3] |
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies | 3 constituences |
• District Magistrate | Sh. Devansh Yadav IAS |
Area | |
• Total | 7,737 km2 (2,987 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 230,696 |
• Density | 30/km2 (77/sq mi) |
Demographics | |
• Literacy[5] | 56.2% |
• Sex ratio[5] | 920 ♀/ 1000 ♂ |
Languages | |
• Official | Dogri, English, Hindi, Kashmiri, Urdu |
• Spoken | Kashmiri, Padri, Urdu, Kishtwari, Dogri, Gojri |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Vehicle registration | JK-17 |
Major highways | NH 244 |
Website | kishtwar |
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