Jammu And Kashmir

Jammu And Kashmir is a union territory located in the northern region of India. It was established on 31-Oct-2019. The capital of the union territory is Jammu in winter and Srinagar in summer. Srinagar is the largest city. The official languages are Dogri, English, Hindi, Kashmiri, Urdu. Major rivers of Jammu And Kashmir include Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Tawi.

As per Census 2011, Jammu And Kashmir has a total geographical area of 222,236 square kilometres, including 220,990 square kilometres of rural area and 1,246 square kilometres of urban area.

The union territory has a unicameral legislature with 5 Lok Sabha seats, 4 Rajya Sabha seats, 90 Vidhan Sabha seats. Judicial matters are handled by the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Jammu And Kashmir shares borders with Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, and has an international border with Pakistan, China.

List of Districts in Jammu And Kashmir

Jammu And Kashmir is divided into 20 districts for administrative purposes. The following table provides the complete list of districts in Jammu And Kashmir along with their headquarters and the number of tehsils in each.

Population of Jammu And Kashmir

According to the 2011 Census, Jammu And Kashmir had a total population of 1,25,41,302 people. The union territory had a sex ratio of 889 females per 1,000 males, a population density of 56 people per km², and an overall literacy rate of 67.16%. The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.