# Jammu district

Jammu district is an administrative district of the Jammu division of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. It is the most populous district in the Jammu division.

## Administrative divisions

Jammu District has 7 Sub-Divisions:
* Jammu South
* Jammu North
* R.S. Pura
* Marh
* Akhnoor
* Chowki Choura
* Khour
There are 21 tehsils:
* 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 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

According to the 2011 census Jammu district has a population of 1,526,406, roughly equal to the nation of Gabon or the US state of Hawaii. This gives it a ranking of 326th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 596 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,540/sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 12.48%. Jammu has a sex ratio of 871 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 83.98%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes account for 24.7% and 4.5% of the population of the district.
Religion in Jammu district (2011) :
| Religion | Religion | Percent | Percent |
| Hinduism | Hinduism | 84.27% | 84.27% |
| Sikhism | Sikhism | 7.47% | 7.47% |
| Islam | Islam | 7.03% | 7.03% |
| Other or not stated | Other or not stated | 1.23% | 1.23% |
Jammu district: religion, gender ratio, and % urban of population, according to the 2011 Census. :
| | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Sikh | Buddhist | Jain | Other | Not stated | Total |
| Total | 1,289,240 | 107,489 | 12,104 | 114,272 | 470 | 1,987 | 321 | 4,075 | 1,529,958 |
| Total | 84.27% | 7.03% | 0.79% | 7.47% | 0.03% | 0.13% | 0.02% | 0.27% | 100.00% |
| Male | 685,679 | 56,927 | 6,455 | 61,098 | 266 | 1,038 | 171 | 2,187 | 813,821 |
| Female | 603,561 | 50,562 | 5,649 | 53,174 | 204 | 949 | 150 | 1,888 | 716,137 |
| Gender ratio (% female) | 46.8% | 47.0% | 46.7% | 46.5% | 43.4% | 47.8% | 46.7% | 46.3% | 46.8% |
| Sex ratio (no. of females per 1,000 males) | 880 | 888 | 875 | 870 | – | 914 | – | 863 | 880 |
| Urban | 621,495 | 54,157 | 9,599 | 75,307 | 361 | 1,949 | 156 | 1,989 | 765,013 |
| Rural | 667,745 | 53,332 | 2,505 | 38,965 | 109 | 38 | 165 | 2,086 | 764,945 |
| % Urban | 48.2% | 50.4% | 79.3% | 65.9% | 76.8% | 98.1% | 48.6% | 48.8% | 50.0% |
Sex Ratio in Jammu District in 2011 Census. (no. females per 1,000 males) :
| Religion (and population) | Religion (and population) | Sex Ratio | Sex Ratio |
| Hindu (pop 1,289,240) | Hindu (pop 1,289,240) | 880 | 880 |
| Sikh (pop 114,272) | Sikh (pop 114,272) | 870 | 870 |
| Muslim (pop 107,489) | Muslim (pop 107,489) | 888 | 888 |
| Christian (pop 12,104) | Christian (pop 12,104) | 875 | 875 |
| Other (pop 2,778) | Other (pop 2,778) | 883 | 883 |
| Not stated (pop 4,075) | Not stated (pop 4,075) | 863 | 863 |
| Total (pop 1,529,958) | Total (pop 1,529,958) | 880 | 880 |

### Languages

Languages of Jammu district (2011)
The most widely spoken language of Jammu is Dogri. Other languages spoken are Punjabi, Urdu, Hindi, Kashmiri, Gojri and English.