Jammu Cantonment is a cantonment town in Jammu City in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Jammu Cantonment | |
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cantonment | |
  Jammu Cantonment Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India  Jammu Cantonment Jammu Cantonment (India) | |
| Coordinates: 32°42′23″N 74°51′15″E / 32.706329°N 74.854065°E | |
| Country |  India |
| Union Territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Jammu |
| Government | |
| • Body | Cantonment Board Jammu |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3 km2 (1 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 30,123 |
| • Density | 10,000/km2 (26,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Jammuities |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Urdu, Dogri, Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | JK02 |
| Website | www.cbjammu.org |
Demographics
editAs of 2001[update] India census,[1] Jammu Cantonment had a population of 30,107. Males constitute 61% of the population and females 39%. Jammu Cantonment has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 64%. In Jammu Cantonment, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Religion
editHindu 69.43%, Sikh 18.11%, Muslim 10.91%, [2]
References
edit- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ "Census 2011 India". www.census2011.co.in.