The Srinagar District is one of the 20 districts of the Indian union territory 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,[4] and is home to the summer capital city of Srinagar (with the city of Jammu serving as the territory's winter capital).[5] Likewise, the city of Srinagar also serves as the Srinagar District's headquarters.
Srinagar District | |
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District of Jammu and Kashmir | |
Map of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir with the Srinagar District highlighted red | |
| Coordinates: 34°05′N 74°50′E | |
| Country | |
| Union territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Headquarters | Srinagar |
| Tehsils |
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| Government | |
| • District Magistrate | Mohammad Aijaz (IAS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,979 km2 (764 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,250,173 |
| • Density | 630/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[2][3] |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Literacy | 69.41% |
| Website | http://srinagar.nic.in/ |
Srinagar district has 2 Sub-Divisions i.e. Srinagar West and Srinagar East.
7 Tehsils are:
This district has 4 Blocks[6]
These blocks consist of a number of panchayats and villages.
Srinagar District has 1 parliamentary constituency i.e. Srinagar and 8 assembly constituencies:
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 184,676 | — |
| 1911 | 204,583 | +10.8% |
| 1921 | 223,223 | +9.1% |
| 1931 | 255,778 | +14.6% |
| 1941 | 291,522 | +14.0% |
| 1951 | 333,554 | +14.4% |
| 1961 | 375,587 | +12.6% |
| 1971 | 489,042 | +30.2% |
| 1981 | 608,244 | +24.4% |
| 1991 | 789,450 | +29.8% |
| 2001 | 1,027,670 | +30.2% |
| 2011 | 1,236,829 | +20.4% |
| † 1951 and 1991 populations are estimated Source: [8] | ||
| Religion in Srinagar district (2011)[9] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religion | Percent | |||
| Islam | 95.19% | |||
| Hinduism | 3.44% | |||
| Sikhism | 0.99% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.31% | |||
According to the 2011 census Srinagar district has a population of 1,236,829,[4] roughly equal to the nation of Estonia[11] or the US state of New Hampshire.[12] This gives it a ranking of 381st in India (out of a total of 640).[4] The district has a population density of 703 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,820/sq mi).[4] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 20.35%.[4] Srinagar has a sex ratio of 900 females for every 1,000 males[4] (this varies with religion), and a literacy rate of 69.41%.[4]
| Sex Ratio in Srinagar District in 2011 Census.[9] (no. females per 1,000 males) | ||||
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| Religion (and population) | Sex Ratio | |||
| Muslim (pop 1,177,342) | 945 | |||
| Hindu (pop 42,540) | 184 | |||
| Sikh (pop 12,187) | 747 | |||
| Christian (pop 2,746) | 551 | |||
| Other (pop 2,014) | 666 | |||
| Total (pop 1,236,829) | 900 | |||
| Srinagar district: religion, gender ratio, and % urban of population, according to the 2011 Census.[9] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Sikh | Buddhist | Jain | Other | Not stated | Total | |
| Total | 42,540 | 1,177,342 | 2,746 | 12,187 | 285 | 74 | 2 | 1,653 | 1,236,829 |
| 3.44% | 95.19% | 0.22% | 0.99% | 0.02% | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.13% | 100.00% | |
| Male | 35,925 | 605,244 | 1,771 | 6,975 | 171 | 39 | 1 | 998 | 651,124 |
| Female | 6,615 | 572,098 | 975 | 5,212 | 114 | 35 | 1 | 655 | 585,705 |
| Gender ratio (% female) | 15.6% | 48.6% | 35.5% | 42.8% | 40.0% | 47.3% | 50.0% | 39.6% | 47.4% |
| Sex ratio (no. of females per 1,000 males) |
184 | 945 | 551 | 747 | – | – | – | 656 | 900 |
| Urban | 42,513 | 1,160,071 | 2,743 | 12,185 | 285 | 74 | 2 | 1,643 | 1,219,516 |
| Rural | 27 | 17,271 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17,313 |
| % Urban | 99.9% | 98.5% | 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% Urdu as their first language.[10] Most kashmiris can speak urdu.[5]
| Climate data for Srinagar (1971–1986) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 7.0 (44.6) |
8.2 (46.8) |
14.1 (57.4) |
20.5 (68.9) |
24.5 (76.1) |
29.6 (85.3) |
30.1 (86.2) |
29.6 (85.3) |
27.4 (81.3) |
22.4 (72.3) |
15.1 (59.2) |
8.2 (46.8) |
19.7 (67.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −2 (28.4) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
3.4 (38.1) |
7.9 (46.2) |
10.8 (51.4) |
14.9 (58.8) |
18.1 (64.6) |
17.5 (63.5) |
12.1 (53.8) |
5.8 (42.4) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
7.3 (45.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 48 (1.9) |
68 (2.7) |
121 (4.8) |
85 (3.3) |
68 (2.7) |
39 (1.5) |
62 (2.4) |
76 (3.0) |
28 (1.1) |
33 (1.3) |
28 (1.1) |
54 (2.1) |
710 (27.9) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 6.6 | 7.3 | 10.2 | 8.8 | 8.1 | 5.7 | 7.9 | 6.8 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 5.1 | 75.6 |
| Source: HKO[13] | |||||||||||||
Estonia 1,282,963 July 2011 est.
New Hampshire 1,316,470
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