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{{About|the district|the division|Jammu Division}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{use Indian English|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Jammu district
| settlement_type = [[Districts of Jammu and Kashmir|District]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_skyline = File:Bahu Fort, Jammu, India.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Bahu Fort, Jammu, India
| image_map = Jammu and Kashmir Jammu district.svg
| map_caption = Location of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir
| coordinates = {{coord|32.73|74.87|display=inline,title}}
| coor_pinpoint = Jammu
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|Union territory]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India|Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Jammu Division]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Jammu]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 = {{olist |Akhnoor |Arnia |Bahu |Bhalwal |Bishnah |Chowki Choura |Dansal |Jammu |Jammu North |Jammu South |Jammu West |Jourian |Kharah Balli |Khour |Maira Mandrian |Mandal |Marh |Nagrota |Pargwal |Ranbir Singh Pura |Suchetgarh}}
| area_total_km2 = 2,342
| area_urban_km2 = 252.13
| area_rural_km2 = 2,089.87
| area_footnotes = <ref>{{cite report |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/01/0121_PART_A_DCHB_JAMMU.pdf |pages=13, 51, 116 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Jammu, Part A |date=18 June 2014 |access-date=21 November 2020}} {{cite report |url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0121_PART_B_DCHB_JAMMU.pdf |pages=13, 24 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Jammu, Part B |date=16 June 2014 |access-date=21 November 2020}}</ref>
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 1,529,958
| population_footnotes = <ref name="census2011-C01"/>
| population_urban = 765,013
| population_rural = 764,945
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 83.45%
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 880
| leader_title = [[District magistrate|District Magistrate]]
| leader_name = Anshul Garg ([[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]])
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name1 = [[Jammu (Lok Sabha constituency)]]
| leader_title2 = [[Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name2 = 11
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate = JK-02
| blank_name_sec1 =
| blank_info_sec1 =
| blank_name_sec2 =
| blank_info_sec2 =
| website = http://jammu.nic.in/
}}

'''Jammu''' '''district''' is the most populous of the [[districts of Jammu and Kashmir]] in India, and is home to the winter capital ([[Jammu]]) of Jammu and Kashmir. The capital moves to [[Srinagar|Srinagar city]] in the summer.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/prov_data_products_J&K.html 2011 census J&K]</ref>

==Administrative divisions==

Jammu District has 7 Sub-Divisions:
* Jammu South
* Jammu North
* R.S. Pura
* Marh
* Akhnoor
* Chowki Choura
* Khour

There are 21 tehsils:<ref>{{citation |url=https://jammu.nic.in/tehsil/ |title=Tehsil |work=District Jammu, Jammu And Kashmir |via=National Informatics Centre, Ministry Of Electronics & Information Technology, Government Of India |access-date=3 May 2021}}</ref>
* Akhnoor
* Arnia
* Bahu
* Bhalwal
* Bishnah
* Chowki Choura
* Dansal
* Jammu
* Jammu North
* Jammu South
* Jammu West
* Jourian
* Kharah Balli
* Khour
* Maira Mandrian
* Mandal
* Marh
* Nagrota
* Pargwal
* Ranbir Singh Pura
* Suchetgarh
There are 20 [[Block (district subdivision)|Blocks]]:
* Akhnoor
* Arnia
* Bhalwal
* Bhalwal Brahmana
* Bishnah
* Chowki Choura
* Dansal
* Khour
* Kharah Balli
* Maira Mandrian
* Mandal
* Marh
* Mathwar
* Miran Sahib
* Nagrota
* Pargwal
* R.S. Pura
* Samwan
* Satwari
* Suchetgarh

==Demographics==
{{IndiaCensusPop|title= Historical populations
| align = left
| state =
| 1901 = 291399
| 1911 = 279051
| 1921 = 285361
| 1931 = 316647
| 1941 = 364253
| 1951 = 401532
| 1961 = 438810
| 1971 = 616396
| 1981 = 792490
| 1991 = 1043302
| 2001 = 1357077
| 2011 = 1529958
| estimate =
| estyear =
| estref =
| footnote = source:<ref name="censusindia1">{{cite web |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html |title=A-2 Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901 |publisher=Censusindia.gov.in |access-date=9 August 2019 }}</ref> † 1951 and 1991 populations are estimated
}}
{{Bar box
|title=Religion in Jammu district (2011)<ref name="census2011-C01"/>
|titlebar=#Fcd116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=right
|bars=
{{Bar percent|[[Hinduism]]|darkorange|84.27}}
{{Bar percent|[[Sikhism]]|darkkhaki|7.47}}
{{Bar percent|[[Islam]]|#009000|7.03}}
{{Bar percent|Other or not stated|black|1.23}}
}}

{{bar box
|title=Sex Ratio in Jammu District in 2011 Census.<ref name="census2011-C01"/> (no. females per 1,000 males)
|float=left
|width=360px
|left1=Religion (and population)
|right1=Sex Ratio
|bars=
{{bar pixel|Hindu (pop 1,289,240)|orange|88.024||880 }}
{{bar pixel|Sikh (pop 114,272)|darkkhaki|87.031||870 }}
{{bar pixel|Muslim (pop 107,489)|green|88.819||888 }}
{{bar pixel|Christian (pop 12,104)|blue|87.514||875 }}
{{bar pixel|Other (pop 2,778)|grey|88.339||883 }}
{{bar pixel|Not stated (pop 4,075)|red|86.328||863 }}
{{bar pixel|Total (pop 1,529,958)|black|87.997||880 }}
}}
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
| caption=Languages of Jammu district (2011)<ref name="census2011-C16">{{cite report |title=C-16 Population By Mother Tongue – Jammu & Kashmir |url = https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-0100.XLSX |publisher = Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |access-date=18 July 2020}}</ref>
|label1 = [[Dogri language|Dogri]] |value1 = 70.85 |color1 = Indigo
|label2 = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] |value2 = 8.10 |color2 = cyan
|label3 = [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]] |value3 = 6.00 |color3 = lightgreen
|label4 = [[Hindi]] |value4 = 5.88 |color4 = yellow
|label5 = [[Gujari language|Gojri]] |value5 = 3.86 |color5 = tomato
|label6 = Others |value6 = 5.31 |color6 = grey
}}

{|class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|-
! colspan=10 | Jammu district: religion, gender ratio, and % urban of population, according to the 2011 Census.<ref name="census2011-C01">{{cite report |title=C-1 Population By Religious Community – Jammu & Kashmir |url = https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW01C-01%20MDDS.XLS |publisher = Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |access-date=28 July 2020}}</ref>
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
!|
!| Hindu
!| Muslim
!| Christian
!| Sikh
!| Buddhist
!| Jain
!| Other
!| Not stated
!| Total
|- style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;"
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:left;" | Total
|| 1,289,240 || 107,489 || 12,104 || 114,272 || 470 || 1,987 || 321 || 4,075 || 1,529,958
|- style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;"
|| 84.27% || 7.03% || 0.79% || 7.47% || 0.03% || 0.13% || 0.02% || 0.27% || 100.00%
|-
| colspan=10|
|- style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;"
| style="text-align:left;" | Male
|| 685,679 || 56,927 || 6,455 || 61,098 || 266 || 1,038 || 171 || 2,187 || 813,821
|- style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;"
| style="text-align:left;" | Female
|| 603,561 || 50,562 || 5,649 || 53,174 || 204 || 949 || 150 || 1,888 || 716,137
|- style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;"
| style="text-align:left;" | Gender ratio (% female)
|| 46.8% || 47.0% || 46.7% || 46.5% || 43.4% || 47.8% || 46.7% || 46.3% || 46.8%
|- style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;"
| style="text-align:left;"| Sex ratio (no. of females per 1,000 males)
|| 880 || 888 || 875 || 870 || – || 914 || – || 863 || 880
|-
| colspan=10|
|- style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;"
| style="text-align:left;" | Urban
|| 621,495 || 54,157 || 9,599 || 75,307 || 361 || 1,949 || 156 || 1,989 || 765,013
|- style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;"
| style="text-align:left;" | Rural
|| 667,745 || 53,332 || 2,505 || 38,965 || 109 || 38 || 165 || 2,086 || 764,945
|- style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;"
| style="text-align:left;" | % Urban
|| 48.2% || 50.4% || 79.3% || 65.9% || 76.8% || 98.1% || 48.6% || 48.8% || 50.0%
|-
|}

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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://jammu.nic.in/ Official website of district administration]
{{Geographic location
| Centre = Jammu district
| North = [[Ramban district]]
| Northeast = [[Udhampur district]]
| East =
| Southeast =
| South = [[Kathua district]]
| Southwest = [[Samba district]]
| West = Jammu district
| Northwest = [[Reasi district]]
}}
{{Jammu district}}
{{Jammu and Kashmir topics}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Jammu district| ]]
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