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| Country | India |
| State | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Population |
1,170,000 (3rd) (2001[update]) • 294 /km2 (761 /sq mi) |
| Sex ratio | 1.085 (2001) ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 54.1% (2001)% |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Area | 3980 km2 (1537 sq mi) |
Anantnag (Kashmiri: कश्मीरी / كشميري) is a district in the state of Jammu and Kashmir in north-western India. It is one of eight districts which make up the Kashmir Valley. The district headquarter is Anantnag. As of 2011 it is the third most populous district of Jammu and Kashmir (out of 22), after Jammu and Srinagar.[1]
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Anantnag district comprises these tehsils:
This district consists of 7 blocks: Breng, Shangus, Achabal, Dachnipora, Qazigund, Khoveripora and Shahabad.[2] Each block consists of a number of panchayats. This district consists of many tourist places viz: Achabal, Kokernag, Verinag, Phalgam, out of these Phalgam is the most famous place just 50 km from Anantnag Town.
One of the most famous shrines in Hinduism,dedicated to the god Shiva,(Amarnath yatra) is located in Phalgam.
Anantnag District has 7 assembly constituencies: Anantnag, Devsar, Verinag, Kokernag, Shangus, Bijbehara and Pahalgam.[3]
According to the 2011 census Anantnag district has a population of 1,070,144,[1] roughly equal to the nation of Cyprus[4] or the US state of Rhode Island.[5] This gives it a ranking of 425th in India (out of a total of 640).[1] The district has a population density of 375 inhabitants per square kilometre (970 /sq mi) .[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 37.48 %.[1] Anantnag has a sex ratio of 937 females for every 1000 males,[1] and a literacy rate of 64.32 %.[1]
| Srinagar district | Ganderbal district | Kargil district | ||
| Pulwama district Kulgam district |
Kishtwar district | |||
| Anantnag district | ||||
| Ramban district | Doda district |
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