About j&K

Jammu and Kashmir consists of three divisions: Jammu, Kashmir Valley and Ladakh, and is further divided into 22 districts.[81] The Siachen Glacier, although under Indian military control, does not lie under the administration of the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Kishtwar, Ramban, Reasi, Samba, Bandipora, Ganderbal, Kulgam and Shopian are newly formed districts, and their areas are included with those of the districts from which they were formed.[81]

DivisionNameHeadquartersArea (km²)Population
2001 Census
Population
2011 Census
JammuKathua DistrictKathua2,651550,084615,711
Jammu DistrictJammu3,0971,343,7561,526,406
Samba DistrictSamba904245,016318,611
Udhampur DistrictUdhampur4,550475,068555,357
Reasi DistrictReasi1,719268,441314,714
Rajouri DistrictRajouri2,630483,284619,266
Poonch DistrictPoonch1,674372,613476,820
Doda DistrictDoda11,691320,256409,576
Ramban DistrictRamban1,329180,830283,313
Kishtwar DistrictKishtwar1,644190,843231,037
Total for divisionJammu26,2934,430,1915,350,811
Kashmir ValleyAnantnag DistrictAnantnag3,984734,5491,069,749
Kulgam DistrictKulgam1,067437,885423,181
Pulwama DistrictPulwama1,398441,275570,060
Shopian DistrictShopian612.87211,332265,960
Budgam DistrictBudgam1,371629,309755,331
Srinagar DistrictSrinagar2,228990,5481,250,173
Ganderbal DistrictGanderbal259211,899297,003
Bandipora DistrictBandipora398316,436385,099
Baramulla DistrictBaramulla4,588853,3441,015,503
Kupwara DistrictKupwara2,379650,393875,564
Total for divisionSrinagar15,9485,476,9706,907,622
LadakhKargil DistrictKargil14,036119,307143,388
Leh DistrictLeh45,110117,232147,104
Total for divisionLeh59,146236,539290,492
Total101,38710,143,70012,548,925

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