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The Srinagar district is an administrative district of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. It is one of the 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir. Situated in the centre of the Kashmir Valley, it is the second-most populous district of the union territory after Jammu district as per the 2011 national census, and is home to the summer capital city of Srinagar (with the city of Jammu serving as the territory's winter capital). Likewise, the city of Srinagar also serves as the Srinagar district's headquarters.

Administration

Srinagar district has 2 Sub-Divisions i.e. Srinagar West and Srinagar East.

7 Tehsils are:

  • Central Shalteng

  • Chanapora/ Natipora

  • Eidgah

  • Khanyar

  • Pantha chowk

  • Srinagar North

  • Srinagar South.

This district has 4 Blocks

  • Harwan

  • Qammerwari

  • Khonmoh

  • Srinagar

These blocks consist of a number of panchayatss and villages.

Politics

Srinagar district has 1 parliamentary constituency i.e. Srinagar and 8 assembly constituencies:

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Srinagar district has a population of 1,236,829, roughly equal to the nation of Estonia or the US state of New Hampshire. This gives it a ranking of 381st in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 20.35%. Srinagar has a sex ratio of 900 females for every 1,000 males (this varies with religion), and a literacy rate of 69.41%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 0.09% and 0.72% of the population. 98.60% of the population lives in urban areas.

Srinagar district: Religion, gender ratio, and % urban of population, according to the 2011 Census.

Muslim

Hindu

Christian

Sikh

Buddhist

Jain

Other

Not stated

Total

Total

1,177,342

42,540

2,746

12,187

285

74

2

1,653

1,236,829

95.19%

3.44%

0.22%

0.99%

0.02%

0.01%

0.00%

0.13%

100.00%

Male

605,244

35,952

1,771

6,975

171

39

1

998

651,124

Female

572,098

6515

975

5,212

114

35

1

655

585,705

Gender ratio (% female)

48.6%

15.6%

35.5%

42.8%

40.0%

47.3%

50.0%

39.6%

47.4%

Sex ratio (no. of females per 1,000 males)

945

184

551

747

–

–

–

656

900

Urban

1,160,071

42,513

2,743

12,185

285

74

2

1,643

1,219,516

Rural

17,271

27

3

2

0

0

0

10

17,313

% Urban

98.5%

99.9%

99.9%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

99.4%

98.6%

At the time of the 2011 census, 94.13% of the population spoke Kashmiri and 1.88% Hindi as their first language. Most of the Kashmiris can speak Urdu.

Weather

Places of worship

See also

References