Jammu and Kashmir | |||
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State | |||
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Location of Jammu and Kashmir in India |
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Map of Jammu and Kashmir |
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Coordinates (Srinagar): 33°27′N 76°14′E / 33.45°N 76.24°ECoordinates: 33°27′N 76°14′E / 33.45°N 76.24°E | |||
Country | India | ||
Admission to Union | 26 October 1947 | ||
Capital | |||
Largest city | Srinagar | ||
Districts | 22 | ||
Government | |||
• Governor | Narinder Nath Vohra | ||
• Ministers | |||
• Legislature | Bicameral (87 + 36 seats) | ||
• Parliamentary constituency |
Rajya Sabha 4 Lok Sabha 6 |
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• High Court | Jammu and Kashmir High Court | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 222,236 km2 (85,806 sq mi) | ||
Area rank | 5th | ||
Population (2011) | |||
• Total | 12,541,302 | ||
• Rank | 19th | ||
• Density | 100/km2 (300/sq mi) | ||
Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) | ||
ISO 3166 code | IN-JK | ||
HDI | 0.542 (medium) | ||
HDI rank | 10th (2015) | ||
Literacy | 68.74 (30th) | ||
Official languages | Urdu | ||
Other spoken | Kashmiri, Dogri, Hindi, Punjabi, Ladakhi | ||
Website | jk |
Animal | Kashmir stag |
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Bird | Black-necked crane |
Flower | Lotus |
Tree | Chinar tree |
Population increase | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1951 | 3,254,000 |
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1961 | 3,561,000 | 9.4% | |
1971 | 4,617,000 | 29.7% | |
1981 | 5,987,000 | 29.7% | |
1991 | 7,837,000 | 30.9% | |
2001 | 10,143,700 | 29.4% | |
2011 | 12,548,926 | 23.7% | |
Source:Census of India The 1991 Census could not be held in Jammu and Kashmir, the 1991 population is interpolated. |
Statistics | |
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GDP | ₹1.32 lakh crore (US$20 billion) (2016–17 est.) |
GDP rank | 21st |
GDP growth
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14% (2016–17 est.) |
GDP by sector
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Agriculture 22% Industry 25% Services 53% (2015) |
Labour force by occupation
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Agriculture 64% Industry 11% Services 25% (2015) |
Public finances | |
49.25% of GDP (2016–17 est.) | |
Revenues | ₹53,202 crore (US$8.3 billion) (2016–17 est.) |
Expenses | ₹64,669 crore (US$10 billion) (2016–17 est.) |
All values, unless otherwise stated, are in US dollars. |
Jammu and Kashmir (/ˈdʒæmuː ənd ˌkæʃˈmɪər, ˈdʒʌ-, ˈkæʃmɪər/) is a state in northern India, often denoted by the acronym J&K. It is located mostly in the Himalayan mountains, and shares borders with the states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to the south. Jammu and Kashmir has an international border with China in the north and east, and the Line of Control separates it from the Pakistani-administered territories of Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan in the west and northwest respectively. The state has special autonomy under Article 370 of the Constitution of India.
A part of the erstwhile Princely State of Kashmir and Jammu, the region is the subject of a territorial conflict among China, India and Pakistan. The western districts of the former princely state known as Azad Kashmir and the northern territories known as Gilgit-Baltistan have been under Pakistani control since 1947. The Aksai Chin region in the east, bordering Tibet, has been under Chinese control since 1962.