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 |
Jammu Cantonment is a cantonment town in Jammu City in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Demographics
As of 2001 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
Hindu 69.43%, Sikh 18.11%, Muslim 10.91%, [2]
References
- ↑ "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.
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