District of Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu: 15.3 lakh people, one story

People
15,29,958
Area
2,342 km²
Literacy
83.45%
Sex ratio
880
#1 in Jammu and KashmirLiteracy rate: 83.45%. Rank 1 of 20 districts.See the numbers →#1 in Jammu and KashmirFemale literacy: 77.13%. Rank 1 of 20 districts.See the numbers →#1 in Jammu and KashmirPopulation: 15,29,958. Rank 1 of 20 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in Jammu and KashmirUrban population: 50.0%. Rank 2 of 20 districts.See the numbers →

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JammuJammu and Kashmir

The history, places and schemes of Jammu are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Jammu in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population15.3 lakh#1/20 in Jammu and Kashmir
Area2,342 km²#8/20 in Jammu and Kashmir
Population density653 per km²#5/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▲ state 290
Sex ratio880 females per 1000 males#16/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▼ state 892
Child sex ratio (0–6)795 girls per 1000 boys#19/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▼ state 860
Literacy rate83.45%#1/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▲ state 67.00
Female literacy77.13%#1/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▲ state 56.36
Urban population50.0%#2/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▲ state 27.5

People & society

83.5% can read. 880 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
89.176.5
Female literacy
77.156.4
Scheduled Castes
24.77.5
Scheduled Tribes
4.510.4
Living in towns
50.027.5

Gender literacy gap: 11.9 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 84.3%
  • Muslim 7.0%
  • Christian 0.8%
  • Sikh 7.5%
  • Jain 0.1%
  • Other / not stated 0.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    21 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    5.1 lakh workers, 33.2% of all people

    This district
    Jammu and Kashmir
    • Cultivators 13.5%
    • Farm labourers 7.2%
    • Household industry 2.1%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 77.2%

      Schemes & development

      Only 59% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      58.648.1
      Latrine at home
      32.328.4
      Tap water
      33.636.3
      LPG / PNG
      39.217.7
      Phone
      48.039.3
      Television
      47.828.8
      Bicycle
      13.65.9
      Two-wheeler
      22.57.4

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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        Sources

        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.