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Jammu district

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Country
  
India

Headquarters
  
Jammu

Administrative division
  
Jammu Division

State
  
Jammu and Kashmir

Time zone
  
IST (UTC+05:30)

Population
  
1.53 million (2011)

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Jammu is the most populous district in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir and is home to the winter capital (Jammu) of Jammu and Kashmir. (The capital moves to Srinagar city in the summer). The largest city is Jammu.

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As of 2011 it is the most populous district of Jammu and Kashmir (out of 22).

Administrative divisions

Jammu District is divided into four tehsils: Akhnoor, Bishnah, Jammu and Ranbirsingh Pora.

Religion

Hinduism is the predominant religion in Jammu 84.27%,followed by the vast majority. Other religions include Sikhism, Islam 7.03%, Christianity etc.

References

Jammu district Wikipedia