Kashmir division

The Kashmir division is a revenue and administrative division of the Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir.[10][11][12][13][14] It comprises the Kashmir Valley, bordering the Jammu Division to the south and Ladakh to the east. The Line of Control forms its boundary with the Pakistani-administered territories of Gilgit−Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir to the north and west and west, respectively.

Kashmir division
Administrative division
Kashmir division (bordered orange) shown within the wider Kashmir region
Kashmir division (bordered orange) shown within the wider Kashmir region
CountryIndia
Union territoryJammu and Kashmir
DistrictsAnantnag, Baramulla, Budgam, Bandipore, Ganderbal, Kupwara, Kulgam, Pulwama, Shopian and Srinagar.
CapitalSrinagar
Historical divisions
List
  • Kamraz (North Kashmir)[1]
  • Yamraz (Central Kashmir)[1]
  • Maraz (South Kashmir)[1]
Government
 • TypeDivision
 • Divisional CommissionerPandurang Kondbarao Pole
Area
 • Total15,948 km2 (6,158 sq mi)
Dimensions
 • Length135[2] km (83.885 mi)
 • Width32[2] km (19.884 mi)
Elevation
1,620[2] m (5,314 ft)
Population
 (2011[3])
 • Total6,888,475[3]
 • Density431.93/km2 (1,118.7/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Kashmiris, Koshur
Ethnicity and language
 • LanguagesKashmiri, Urdu, Hindi,[4] English,[5] Pahari-Pothwari, Gojri, Shina[6]
 • Ethnic groupsKashmiri, Pahari, Gujar, Shina
 • Religion (2011[7])96.41% Islam,
2.45% Hinduism,
0.81% Sikhism,
0.17% Christianity,
0.16% Others
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationJK
Highest peakMachoi Peak (5458 metres)
Largest lakeWular lake(260 km2 (100 sq mi))[8]
Longest riverJhelum river(725 kilometres)[9]
Websitehttp://kashmirdivision.nic.in/

Its main city is Srinagar. Other important cities include Anantnag, Baramulla, Sopore and Kulgam.

Districts

The Indian administrative districts for the Kashmir Valley were reorganised in 1968,[15] and 2006,[16] each time subdividing existing districts. Kashmir Division currently consists of the following ten districts:

Name of
district		 HQ Area Population[17]
Total
(km2)		 Total
(sq mile)		 Rural
(km2)		 Urban
(km2)		 2001
census		 2011
census
AnantnagAnantnag 3,574 1,380 3,475.8 98.2 [18] 778,408 1,078,692
KulgamKulgam 410 158 360.2 49.8 [19] 394,026 424,483
PulwamaPulwama 1,086 419 1,047.5 38.6 [20] 441,275 560,440
ShopianShopian 312 120 306.6 5.4 [21] 211,332 266,215
Budgam Budgam 1,361 525 1,312.0 49.1 [22] 607,181 753,745
SrinagarSrinagar 1,979 764 1,684.4 294.5 [23] 1,027,670 1,236,829
GanderbalGanderbal 259 100 233.6 25.4 [24] 217,907 297,446
BandiporeBandipore 345 133 295.4 49.6 [25] 304,886 392,232
BaramullaBaramulla 4,243 1,638 4,179.4 63.6 [26] 843,892 1,008,039
KupwaraKupwara 2,379 919 2,331.7 47.3 [27] 650,393 870,354
Total 15,948 6,158 15,226.4 721.5 5,476,970 6,888,475

Demographics

Religion

Religions in Kashmir Division (2011)[28]

  Islam (96.41%)
  Hinduism (2.45%)
  Sikhism (0.81%)
  Christianity (0.17%)
  Others (0.08%)
  Not Stated (0.08%)

The Kashmir division is largely Muslim (96.41%) with a small Hindu (2.45%) and Sikh (0.81%) population.[28] Among Muslims, about 10% are Shias, remaining being Sunni. Majority of the population is made up of ethnic Kashmiris, with a significant minority of Gujjars and Bakarwals.

Language

Kashmir division: mother-tongue of population, according to the 2011 Census.[29]

  Kashmiri (85.50%)
  Gojri (6.27%)
  Pahari (3.86%)
  Hindi (1.36%)
  Others (3.01%)

The majority of the population speaks Kashmiri (85.50%), while the remainder speaks either Gujari, Pahari or Hindi.[17]

Urdu is also widely understood as a literary language in Kashmir due to it being a medium of instruction in schools.[15][17]

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  19. District Census Handbook Kulgam, Part A (PDF). Census of India 2011 (Report). July 2016. p. 10. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
    District Census Handbook Kulgam, Part B (PDF). Census of India 2011 (Report). 16 June 2014. pp. 12, 22. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
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  21. District Census Handbook Shupiyan, Part A (PDF). Census of India 2011 (Report). 16 June 2014. p. 10. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
    District Census Handbook Shupiyan, Part B (PDF). Census of India 2011 (Report). 16 June 2014. pp. 12, 22. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
    Part B pages 12 and 22 say the district area is 312.00 km2, but Part A page 10 says 307.42 km2.
  22. District Census Handbook Badgam, Part A (PDF). Census of India 2011 (Report). July 2016. pp. 10, 46. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
    District Census Handbook Badgam, Part B (PDF). Census of India 2011 (Report). 16 June 2014. pp. 11, 12, 22. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
    Part A says the district area is 1371 km2, Part B says 1371 km2 (page 11) and 1361 km2 (page 12s and 22).
  23. District Census Handbook Srinagar, Part A (PDF). Census of India 2011 (Report). July 2016. pp. 11, 48. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
    Part A page 48 says the district area was 2228.0 km2 in 2001 and 1978.95 km2 in 2011.
  24. District Census Handbook Ganderbal, Part B (PDF). Census of India 2011 (Report). July 2016. pp. 11, 12 and 22. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
    Part B page 11 says the district area is 393.04 km2, but pages 12 and 22 say 259.00 km2.
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    District Census Handbook Bandipora, Part B (PDF). Census of India 2011 (Report). 16 June 2014. pp. 11, 20. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
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