Kishtwar district
Kishtwar district is an administrative district of the Jammu division of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the Jammu Division. As of 2011, it is the largest and the least populous district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Kishtwar district | |
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District of Jammu and Kashmir administered by India | |
View of Gulabgarh Town in Kishtwar | |
Interactive map of Kishtwar district | |
Kishtwar district is in the Jammu division (shown with neon blue boundary) of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir (shaded in tan in the disputed Kashmir region | |
| Coordinates (Kishtwar): 33°34′N 75°53′E | |
| Administering country | India |
| Union territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Division | Jammu |
| Region | Chenab Valley |
| Headquarters | Kishtwar |
| Tehsils | 1. Kishtwar 2. Chhatroo 3. Marwah 4. Paddar 5. Warwan 6. Nagseni 7. Drabshalla 8. Bunjwah 9. Mughalmaidan 10. Dachhan 11. Machail |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha Constituency | Udhampur |
| • MP | Dr. Jitendra Singh, BJP |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | 3 constituences |
| • District Magistrate | Sh. Devansh Yadav IAS |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,737 km2 (2,987 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 230,696 |
| • Density | 30/km2 (77/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 56.2% |
| • Sex ratio | 920 ♀/ 1000 ♂ |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Dogri, English, Hindi, Kashmiri, Urdu |
| • Spoken | Kashmiri, Padri, Urdu, Kishtwari, Dogri, Gojri |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | JK-17 |
| Major highways | NH 244 |
| Website | kishtwar |
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