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Kashmir division
Administrative division in Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir
Administrative division in Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Kashmir division |
| settlement_type | Region administered by India as an Administrative division |
| image_map1 | Kashmir region. LOC 2003626427 - showing Kashmir division administered by India in neon blue.jpg |
| map_caption1 | A map of the Kashmir division (neon blue) of the Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir (shaded tan) in the disputed Kashmir region. |
| mapframe | yes |
| mapframe-zoom | 4 |
| mapframe-marker | city |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Administering country |
| subdivision_name | India |
| subdivision_type1 | Union territory |
| subdivision_type2 | Districts |
| subdivision_name1 | Jammu and Kashmir |
| subdivision_name2 | Anantnag, Baramulla, Budgam, Bandipore, Ganderbal, Kupwara, Kulgam, Pulwama, Shopian and Srinagar |
| parts_type | Regions & Historical divisions |
| p1 | Kamraz (North Kashmir) |
| p2 | Yamraz (Central Kashmir) |
| p3 | Maraz (South Kashmir) |
| government_type | Division |
| leader_title | Divisional Commissioner |
| leader_name | Anshul Garg |
| seat_type | Capital |
| seat | Srinagar |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| area_total_km2 | 15,948 |
| length_km | 135 |
| length_mi | 83.885 |
| width_km | 32 |
| width_mi | 19.884 |
| elevation_m | 1620 |
| elevation_ft | 5314 |
| population_total | 6,888,475 |
| population_as_of | 2011 |
| population_density_km2 | 431.93 |
| population_demonym | Kashmiris, Koshur |
| demographics_type1 | Ethnicity and language |
| demographics1_title1 | Languages |
| demographics1_info1 | Kashmiri, Gujari, Pahari, Urdu, Hindi, English, Shina |
| demographics1_title2 | Ethnic groups |
| demographics1_info2 | Kashmiri, Gujjar, Pahari, Shina |
| demographics1_title3 | Religion (2011) |
| demographics1_info3 | 96.41% Islam, |
| 2.45% Hinduism, | |
| 0.81% Sikhism, | |
| 0.17% Christianity, | |
| 0.16% Others | |
| timezone1 | IST |
| utc_offset1 | +5:30 |
| postal_code_type | |
| registration_plate | JK |
| blank_name_sec1 | Highest peak |
| blank_info_sec1 | Machoi Peak (5458 metres) |
| blank1_name_sec1 | Largest lake |
| blank1_info_sec1 | Wular lake (260 sqkm) |
| blank2_name_sec1 | Longest river |
| blank2_info_sec1 | Jhelum River (725 kilometres) |
| website | http://kashmirdivision.nic.in/ |
| mapframe-zoom = 4 | mapframe-marker = city 2.45% Hinduism, 0.81% Sikhism, 0.17% Christianity, 0.16% Others The Kashmir division is a revenue and administrative division of the Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region.The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kashmir dispute is supported by the tertiary sources (a) through (d), reflecting due weight in the coverage. Although "controlled" and "held" are also applied neutrally to the names of the disputants or to the regions administered by them, as evidenced in sources (f) through (h) below, "held" is also considered politicized usage, as is the term "occupied," (see (i) below).
Its main city is Srinagar. Other important cities include Anantnag, Baramulla, Sopore, Bandipora, Sumbal and Kulgam.
Districts
The Indian administrative districts for the Kashmir Valley were reorganised in 1968, and 2006, each time subdividing existing districts. Kashmir Division currently consists of the following ten districts:
| Name of | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| district | HQ | Area | Population | Total | ||||||||
| (km2) | Total | |||||||||||
| (sq mile) | Rural | |||||||||||
| (km2) | Urban | |||||||||||
| (km2) | 2001 | |||||||||||
| census | 2011 | |||||||||||
| census | ||||||||||||
| Anantnag | Anantnag | 3574 km2 | 1,078,692 | |||||||||
| Kulgam | Kulgam | 410 km2 | 424,483 | |||||||||
| Pulwama | Pulwama | 1086.00 km2 | 560,440 | |||||||||
| Shopian | Shopian | 312.00 km2 2, Part A page 10 says 307.42 km2. -- | 266,215 | |||||||||
| Budgam | Budgam | 1361 km2 | 753,745 | |||||||||
| Srinagar | Srinagar | 1978.95 km2 2 in 2001 and 1978.95 km2 in 2011 -- | 1,236,829 | |||||||||
| Ganderbal | Ganderbal | 259 km2 2, pages 12 and 22 say 259.00 km2 -- | 297,446 | |||||||||
| Bandipore | Bandipore | 345 km2 | 392,232 | |||||||||
| Baramulla | Baramulla | 4243 km2 | 1,008,039 | |||||||||
| Kupwara | Kupwara | 2379 km2 | 870,354 | |||||||||
| Total | 15948 km2 | 6,888,475 |
Demographics
Religion
The Kashmir division is largely Muslim (97.16%) with a very small Hindu (2.45%) and Sikh (0.81%) population. The Muslim population consists of both Shias and Sunnis. The majority of the Muslim population is made up of ethnic Kashmiris, with a significant minority of Pahari-Pothwari and Gujjar-Bakarwal people mainly living at the border area adjoining Pakistani administered Kashmir. The valley had a small but visible minority of Kashmiri Hindus prior to the exodus of Kashmiri Hindus in the 1990s. It is estimated that during the peak of the insurgency, 60,000 - 100,000 were forced to leave the valley.
Language
Urdu is also widely understood as a literary language in Kashmir due to it being a medium of instruction in schools.
References
References
- "Spoken Kashmiri: A Language Course".
- "Key Officers in the Divisional Commissioner’s Office".
- "Vale of Kashmir {{!}} valley, India".
- "Demography of Jammu and Kashmir State". J&K; Envis Centre, Department of Ecology Environment and Remote Sensing J&K.
- "The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020". The Gazette of India.
- (23 September 2020). "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020".
- "Shina, bolbosh".
- (29 February 2016). "Religion Data of Census 2011: XV Jammu and Kashmir". Centre for Policy Studies, India.
- "Wular Lake | lake, India".
- "Jhelum River | river, Asia".
- (2006). "Demystifying Kashmir". Pearson Education India.
- (6 July 2006). "Jammu and Kashmir to have eight new districts". Indo-Asian News Service.
- "Census of India 2011, Provisional Population Totals Paper 1 of 2011 : Jammu & Kashmir". Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.
- (July 2016). "District Census Handbook Anantnag, Part A". Census of India 2011.
- (July 2016). "District Census Handbook Kulgam, Part A". Census of India 2011.
- (16 June 2014). "District Census Handbook Pulwama, Part B". Census of India 2011.
- (16 June 2014). "District Census Handbook Shupiyan, Part A". Census of India 2011.
- (July 2016). "District Census Handbook Badgam, Part A". Census of India 2011.
- (July 2016). "District Census Handbook Srinagar, Part A". Census of India 2011.
- (July 2016). "District Census Handbook Ganderbal, Part B". Census of India 2011.
- (July 2016). "District Census Handbook Bandipora, Part A". Census of India 2011.
- (July 2016). "District Census Handbook Baramulla, Part A". Census of India 2011.
- (July 2016). "District Census Handbook Kupwara, Part A". Census of India 2011.
- "Population by religion community – 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.
- (2017). "Religions in Kashmir". Jammu & Kashmir Tourism Development Corporation.
- (18 June 2023). "The Plight of Kashmiri Pandits". Praxis - The Fletcher Journal of Human Security.
- "C-16 Population By Mother Tongue – Jammu & Kashmir". Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.
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