List of districts in Jammu and Kashmir

Districts of J&K

The Indian state of Kashmir consists of three divisions: Jammu, Kashmir Valley and Ladakh, and is further divided into 22 districts:[1] This excludes Gilgit-bultistan 64,817 and Pakistan administered Kashmir 13,297 km2 Total 78,114 km2 under the administration of Pakistan, 5,180 km2 handed over by Pakistan to China and 37,555 km2 Total 42,735 km2 under the administration of China in Ladakh district That is 2,22,236-1,20,849=1,01,387 km2 under India.[2]

History

Princely state of Kashmir

Prior to 1947, 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:[3]

  • Ladakh district with three sub-districts: Leh, Kargil and Skardu.
  • Gilgit district with two sub-districts: Gilgit and Astore.
  • Frontier ilaqa comprising Punial, Ishkoman, Yasin, Kuh Ghizar, Hunza, Nagar and Chilas.

The Gilgit district and the frontier ilaqa were administered by the British administration as the Gilgit Agency, which were returned to the princely state prior to the Partition of India.

Partition

Following the independence 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 Kashmir.

Inside India

The territory under the state control include:[4][5]

The districts were reorganised by 1968, breaking up some of the larger districts.[7] In 2006, eight new districts were created: Kishtwar, Ramban, Reasi, Samba, Bandipora, Ganderbal, Kulgam and Shopian.[8]

Districts

Jammu division

Name of DistrictHeadquartersArea (km²)Population
2001 Census		Population
2011 Census[9][10]
Doda DistrictDoda2,306320,256409,576
Jammu DistrictJammu3,0971,343,7561,526,406
Kathua DistrictKathua2,651550,084615,711
Kishtwar DistrictKishtwar7,737[11]190,843231,037
Poonch DistrictPoonch1,674372,613476,820
Rajouri DistrictRajouri2,630483,284619,266
Ramban DistrictRamban1,329180,830283,313
Reasi DistrictReasi1,719268,441314,714
Samba DistrictSamba904245,016318,611
Udhampur DistrictUdhampur4,550475,068555,357
Total1026,2934,430,1915,350,811

Kashmir valley division

Name of DistrictHeadquartersArea (km²)Population
2001 Census		Population
2011 Census
Anantnag DistrictAnantnag3,984734,5491,069,749
Bandipora DistrictBandipora398316,436385,099
Baramulla districtBaramulla4,588853,3441,015,503
Budgam DistrictBudgam1,371629,309755,331
Ganderbal DistrictGanderbal259211,899297,003
Kulgam DistrictKulgam1,067437,885423,181
Kupwara DistrictKupwara2,379650,393875,564
Pulwama DistrictPulwama1,398441,275570,060
Shopian DistrictShopian612.87211,332265,960
Srinagar DistrictSrinagar2,228990,5481,250,173
Total1015,9485,476,9706,907,623

Ladakh division

Name of DistrictHeadquartersArea (km²)Population
2001 Census		Population
2011 Census
Kargil DistrictKargil14,036119,307143,388
Leh DistrictLeh45,110117,232147,104
Total259,146236,539290,492

References

  1. ↑ "Department of Jammu & Kashmir Affairs". Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008.
  2. ↑ "Jammu & Kashmir profile" (PDF). Censusinfo India 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  3. ↑ Karim, Kashmir The Troubled Frontiers 2013, p. 31.
  4. ↑ Karim, Kashmir The Troubled Frontiers 2013, p. 29–32.
  5. ↑ Behera, Demystifying Kashmir 2007, p. 15.
  6. 1 2 Snedden, Understanding Kashmir and Kashmiris 2015, p. 167.
  7. ↑ Behera, Demystifying Kashmir 2007, p. 28.
  8. ↑ Jammu and Kashmir to have eight new districts, Indo-Asian News Service, 6 July 2006.
  9. ↑ 2011 census J&K
  10. ↑ "Department of Jammu & Kashmir Affairs". Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  11. ↑ 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
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