List of districts in Jammu and Kashmir - wikipedia List of districts in Jammu and Kashmir Districts of J&K The Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir consists of three divisions : Jammu, Kashmir Valley and Ladakh, and is further divided into 22 districts : This excludes 78,114 km under the administration of Pakistan, 5,180 km handed over by Pakistan to China and 37,555 km under the administration of China in Ladakh district. Contents 1 History 1.1 Princely state of Jammu and Kashmir 1.2 Partition 1.3 Inside India 2 Districts 2.1 Jammu division 2.2 Kashmir valley division 2.3 Ladakh division 3 References 4 Bibliography 5 External links History Princely state of Jammu and Kashmir Main article : Jammu and Kashmir ( princely state ) Prior to 1947, Jammu and Kashmir was a princely state under the paramountcy of the British Indian Empire. The central part of the state was administratively divided into the provinces Jammu and Kashmir. In addition there were frontier districts and semi-autonomous jagirs ( principalities ). They were subdivided as follows : Jammu province : Districts of Jammu, Kathua, Udhampur, Reasi and Mirpur. Kashmir province : Districts of Anantnag ( also called Islamabad ), Baramulla and Muzaffarabad. Internal jagirs : Poonch, Chenani and Bhaderwah ( all under the jurisdiction of the Jammu province ) Frontier districts : Ladakh district with three sub-districts : Leh, Kargil and Skardu. Gilgit district with two sub-districts : Gilgit and Astore. Frontier illaqas comprising Punial, Ishkoman, Yasin, Kuh Ghizar, Hunza, Nagar and Chilas. The Gilgit district and the frontier illaqas were administered by the British administration as the Gilgit Agency, which were returned to the princely state prior to the Partition of India. Partition Main article : Kashmir conflict Following the indepndence of India and Pakistan, in October 1947, there was a rebellion in the western districts of the state coupled with a tribal invasion, both of which were supported by the newly independent Dominion of Pakistan. The princely ruler acceded to the Indian Union in return for armed assistance. India and Pakistan fought the First Kashmir War that lasted through 1948, at the end of which large parts of the three western districts of Mirpur, Poonch and Muzaffarabad, the whole of the Gilgit Agency and the Skardu sub-district of Ladakh came under Pakistani control. The remainder of the princely state has been organised as a semi-autonomous state of the Indian Union under the name Jammu and Kashmir. Inside India Main article : Jammu and Kashmir The territory under the state control include : Jammu Division : districts of Jammu, Kathua, Udhampur, Reasi ; the jagirs of Chenani and Bhaderwah ; 11 per cent of the Mirpur district and 40 per cent of the Poonch jagir. Kashmir Division : Kashmir South ( Anantnag ) and Kashmir North ( Baramulla ) ; 13 per cent of the Muzaffarabad district. Ladakh Division : Kargil and Leh subdistricts. The districts were reorganised by 1968, breaking up some of the larger districts. In 2006, eight new districts were created : Kishtwar, Ramban, Reasi, Samba, Bandipora, Ganderbal, Kulgam and Shopian. Districts Jammu division Name of District Headquarters Area ( km2 ) Population 2001 Census Population 2011 Census Doda District Doda 2,306 320,256 409,576 Jammu District Jammu 3,097 1,343,756 1,526,406 Kathua District Kathua 2,651 550,084 615,711 Kishtwar District Kishtwar 7,737 190,843 231,037 Poonch District Poonch 1,674 372,613 476,820 Rajouri District Rajouri 2,630 483,284 619,266 Ramban District Ramban 1,329 180,830 283,313 Reasi District Reasi 1,719 268,441 314,714 Samba District Samba 904 245,016 318,611 Udhampur District Udhampur 4,550 475,068 555,357 Total 26,293 4,430,191 5,350,811 Kashmir valley division Name of District Headquarters Area ( km2 ) Population 2001 Census Population 2011 Census Anantnag District Anantnag 3,984 734,549 1,069,749 Bandipora District Bandipora 398 316,436 385,099 Baramulla district Baramulla 4,588 853,344 1,015,503 Budgam District Budgam 1,371 629,309 755,331 Ganderbal District Ganderbal 259 211,899 297,003 Kulgam District Kulgam 1,067 437,885 423,181 Kupwara District Kupwara 2,379 650,393 875,564 Pulwama District Pulwama 1,398 441,275 570,060 Shopian District Shopian 612.87 211,332 265,960 Srinagar District Srinagar 2,228 990,548 1,250,173 Total 15,948 5,476,970 6,907,623 Ladakh division Name of District Headquarters Area ( km2 ) Population 2001 Census Population 2011 Census Kargil District Kargil 14,036 119,307 143,388 Leh District Leh 45,110 117,232 147,104 Total 59,146 236,539 290,492 References Jump up ^ `` Department of Jammu & Kashmir Affairs ''. Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Jump up ^ `` Jammu & Kashmir profile '' ( PDF ). Censusinfo India 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2016. Jump up ^ Karim, Kashmir The Troubled Frontiers 2013, p. 31. Jump up ^ Karim, Kashmir The Troubled Frontiers 2013, p. 29 -- 32. Jump up ^ Behera, Demystifying Kashmir 2007, p. 15. ^ Jump up to : Snedden, Understanding Kashmir and Kashmiris 2015, p. 167. Jump up ^ Behera, Demystifying Kashmir 2007, p. 28. Jump up ^ Jammu and Kashmir to have eight new districts, Indo - Asian News Service, 6 July 2006. Jump up ^ 2011 census J&K Jump up ^ `` Department of Jammu & Kashmir Affairs ''. Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs. Retrieved 10 November 2016. Jump up ^ http://kishtwar.nic.in/districtstats.html Bibliography Behera, Navnita Chadha ( 2007 ), Demystifying Kashmir, Pearson Education India, ISBN 8131708462 Karim, Maj Gen Afsir ( 2013 ), Kashmir The Troubled Frontiers, Lancer Publishers LLC, pp. 30 --, ISBN 978 - 1 - 935501 - 76 - 3 Snedden, Christopher ( 2015 ), Understanding Kashmir and Kashmiris, Oxford University Press, ISBN 978 - 1 - 84904 - 342 - 7 External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Districts of Jammu and Kashmir. 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Question: total no of district in jammu and kashmir
Answer: 22