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{{About|the municipality in India|its namesake district|Kishtwar District}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Short description|A town and district headquarters in Jammu and Kashmir}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kishtwar
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = City
| image_skyline = Warwan.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Warwan valley
| pushpin_map = India Jammu and Kashmir#India
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
| coordinates = {{coord|33.32|N|75.77|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|Union Territory]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of Jammu and Kashmir|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kishtwar district|Kishtwar]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type =
| governing_body =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
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| area_total_km2 =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 1638
| population_total = 14865
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym = Kishtwari, Kishtwaria
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]], [[Hindi]], [[Urdu]], [[Dogri language|Dogri]], [[English language|English]]<ref name="OfficialLang">{{cite web |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2020/222037.pdf |title=The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020 |publisher=The Gazette of India|date=27 September 2020 |access-date=27 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020 | work=Rising Kashmir | date=23 September 2020| url=http://risingkashmir.com/news/parliament-passes-jk-official-languages-bill-2020 | access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref>
| demographics1_title2 = Spoken
| demographics1_info2 = [[Kashmiri language]] by majority, [[Kishtwari]], a local dialect of Kashmiri language, is spoken by Hindus<br>[[Bhoti]] is another local dialect
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 182204
| registration_plate = JK17
| website = {{URL|www.kishtwar.nic.in}}
| footnotes =
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}}

'''Kishtwar''' is a municipality in the [[Kishtwar District]] of the [[Jammu region]] in the [[India]]n [[States and union territories of India|union territory]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)| Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref name="Head">{{Cite web |url=http://kishtwar.nic.in/ |title=District Kishtwar}}</ref>
District Kishtwar was carved out in the year 2007 and it started functioning as an independent administrative unit on 01-04-2007.{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}} Kishtwar town, the headquarter of District Kishtwar is situated at a distance of {{cvt|235|km}} from the winter capital of [[Jammu]]. The altitude of the district varies from {{cvt|3000|-|15000|ft}} above mean sea level. Commonly known as the "Land of Sapphire and Saffron", it is also very rich in forests and wildlife. One of the most distinguishing features of Kishtwar is a very vast ground with plateau type geography. Locally called as Chogaan, it features in numerous local folklore and legends.<ref>https://kishtwar.nic.in/tourist-place/chowgan-kishtwar/</ref> Kishtwar is surrounded by the districts [[Anantnag district|Anantnag]] and [[Doda district|Doda]] and also touches the boundaries of state [[Himachal Pradesh]].

==Demographics==
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Religion in Kishtwar City (2011)<ref name="Kishtwar City Population">{{cite web|url=https://www.censusindia2011.com/jammu-kashmir/kishtwar/kishtwar/kishtwar-mc-population.html|title=Kishtwar City Population|work=Census India|accessdate=11 July 2021}}</ref>
|label1 = [[Islam]]
|value1 = 69.21
|color1 = Green
|label2 = [[Hinduism]]
|value2 = 29.59
|color2 = Orange
|label3 = [[Sikhism]]
|value3 = 0.65
|color3 = Yellow
|label4 = [[Christianity]]
|value4 = 0.23
|color4 = Blue
|label5 = [[Buddhism]]
|value5 = 0.16
|color5 = Gold
|label6 = Not Stated
|value6 = 0.16
|color6 = Black
}}

{{As of|2011}} India [[census]] Kishtwar had a population of 14,865. Males constitute 63% of the population and females 37%. Kishtwar has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the Indian national average: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 42%. In Kishtwar, 11% of the population is under six years of age. The main language spoken here by the Muslims is Kashmiri and local Hindus of Kishtwar speak a local dialect of Kashmiri language called [[Kashtwari]].<ref>[https://www.ethnologue.com/language/kas Kashmiri], Ethnologue, retrieved 14 July 2018.</ref> The dominant religion in Kishtwar is [[Islam]] with 69.21% population, with [[Hinduism]] with second-largest religion with 29.59%.<ref name="Kishtwar City Population"/>

==Transport==
===Air===
Kishtwar does not have its own airport as of now, though, there is a helipad in Kishtwar which is located just 3 kilometres north of the city of Kishtwar. The government had started a project in which Kishtwar is to get its own airstrip of 1200–1300 meters long in upcoming years. The government is upgrading it into a full-fledged [[Kishtwar Airstrip|airstrip]].<ref name=TD1>{{cite news |url=https://www.thedispatch.in/construction-works-of-airstrip-at-kishtwar-to-begin-soon/ |title= Construction works of airstrip at Kishtwar to begin soon |work=[[The Dispatch (Jammu and Kashmir)|The Dispatch]] |date= 30 May 2020 |access-date=2 June 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=175671|title=Kishtwar in J&K to get full-fledged Airport|work=Press Information Bureau (Govt. of India)|access-date=16 January 2018}}</ref> The nearest airports to Kishtwar are [[Jammu Airport]] and [[Sheikh ul-Alam International Airport|Srinagar International Airport]] located 219 and 211 kilometres respectively.

===Rail===
There is no rail-connectivity to Kishtwar yet. The nearest railway station to Kishtwar is [[Banihal railway station]] located 174 kilometres from Kishtwar. The nearest major railway station is [[Jammu Tawi railway station]], located at a distance of 221 kilometres.

===Road===
Kishtwar is well-connected by roads to other places in Jammu and Kashmir and rest of India as several highways and roads pass through Kishtwar including [[National Highway 244 |NH 244]].

==References==
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{{Jammu and Kashmir topics}}
{{Municipalities of Jammu and Kashmir}}

[[Category:Kishtwar district]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Kishtwar district]]

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