Jammu is one of district of Jammu & Kashmir in India. There are 4 Tehsils, 852 villages and 21 towns in Jammu district.
As per the Census India 2011, Jammu district has 314199 households, population of 1529958 of which 813821 are males and 716137 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 167363 which is 10.94% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Jammu district is around
880 compared to
889 which is average of Jammu & Kashmir state. The literacy rate of Jammu district is 74.32% out of which 78.88% males are literate and 69.15% females are literate. The total area of Jammu is 2342 sq.km with population density of 653 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 50% lives in Rural area. There are 24.71% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 4.52% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Jammu district.
Jammu Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 1529958 | 100% |
| Hindu | 1289240 | 84.27% |
| Sikh | 114272 | 7.47% |
| Muslim | 107489 | 7.03% |
| Christian | 12104 | 0.79% |
| Religion not stated | 4075 | 0.27% |
| Jain | 1987 | 0.13% |
| Buddhist | 470 | 0.03% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 321 | 0.02% |
Jammu Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Area(sq.km) | 252.13 | 2089.87 |
| Number of households | 154908 | 159291 |
| Total Population | 765013 | 764945 |
| Population (%) | 53.88% | 47.5% |
| Male Population | 412218 | 401603 |
| Female Population | 352795 | 363342 |
| Sex Ratio | 856 | 905 |
| Literacy (%) | 80.03% | 68.62% |
List of Tehsils in Jammu
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