Divisions & Districts

Jammu and Kashmir consists of three divisions: Jammu, Kashmir Valley and Ladakh, and is further divided into 22 districts: 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.


Name Capital Area (km²) Population
2001 Census
 Population
2011 Census
Kathua District Kathua 2,651 550,084 615,711
Jammu District Jammu 3,097 1,343,756 1,526,406
Samba District Samba 245,016 318,611
Udhampur District Udhampur 4,550 475,068 555,357
Reasi District Reasi 268,441 314,714
Rajouri District Rajouri 2,630 483,284 619,266
Poonch District Poonch 1,674 372,613 476,820
Doda District Doda 11,691 320,256 409,576
Ramban District Ramban 180,830 283,313
Kishtwar District Kishtwar 190,843 231,037
Jammu Division Jammu 26,293 4,430,191 5,350,811
Anantnag District Anantnag 3,984 734,549 1,069,749
Kulgam District Kulgam 437,885 423,181
Pulwama District Pulwama 1,398 441,275 570,060
Shopian District Shopian 211,332 265,960
Budgam District Budgam 1,371 629,309 755,331
Srinagar District Srinagar 2,228 990,548 1,250,173
Ganderbal District Ganderbal 211,899 297,003
Bandipora District Bandipora 316,436 385,099
Baramulla District Baramulla 4,588 853,344 1,015,503
Kupwara District Kupwara 2,379 650,393 875,564
Kashmir Valley Division Srinagar 15,948 5,476,970 6,907,622
Kargil District Kargil 14,036 119,307 143,388
Leh District Leh 45,110 117,232 147,104
Division Leh 59,146 236,539 290,492
TOTALS Srinagar 101,387 10,143,700 12,548,925
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