Administrative Divisions
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 | Headquarters | 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 |
| Ladakh Division | Leh | 59,146 | 236,539 | 290,492 |
| TOTAL | 101,387 | 10,143,700 | 12,548,925 |
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