Jammu region

Jammu Region (Panjabi: ਜੰਮੂ ਸੂਬਾ) is one of the three regions comprising Kashmir's southernmost area of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir. Jammu division borders Vale of Kashmir, the disputed part of the state, to the north, Ladakh region to the east, and Himachal Pradesh to the south. Sandwiched between the Vale of Kashmir to the north and the Daman Koh Plains to the south, the Margalla hills range of the foothills of the Himalayas which comprises most of the disputed region in Jammu. The Pir Panjal Range, the Trikuta Hills and the low-lying Tawi River of the branch Chenab River basin add beauty and diversity to the terrain of Jammu.

Jammu, the winter capital of the maharajas and second largest city in the territory, was traditionally the seat of Dogra power. Of the total population of Jammu, more than two-thirds are classed as Hindu Dogras. Of these, the greater number live in the southeastern portion of the state. Culturally, ethnically, and linguistically, they are Panjabi-speaking peoples.. Majority speaks the Dogri, a dialect of Panjabi. The majority of the state’s Sikhs also live in the Jammu region. To the north-west, however, the proportion of Muslim population increases, with Muslims making up a dominant majority in the areas of Rajouri district and Poonch District.

Demographics of Jammu Division

Jammu is the only region in the state (Jammu & Kashmir) that has a sizeable Hindu minority population. About 56% of its Jammu's population practices Islam while 31% practices 29% Sikhism. Although Islam and Sikhism enjoy a very strong cultural heritage with neighbouring Punjab (Pakistan) in the wider region. Most Hindus are either Dogras or Kashmiri Hindus who migrated from the Kashmir Valley. The Sikhs are Dogras, Panjabi. Jammu is now well connected with the rest of India by rail, road and air, making it far better connected than the rest of the regions in the state through Gurdaspur District.

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