Ramban district

Ramban district
—  district  —
Coordinates
Country India
State Jammu and Kashmir
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)

Ramban District is a newly formed district of the state of Jammu and Kashmir of India.

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Administration

Ramban district consists of 4 blocks: Ramban, Banihal, Gool and Ramsoo and two tehsils- Ramban & Banihal.Located along river 'Chenab' also known as 'Chanderbhaga' on National Highway-1A.[1] Each block consists of a number of panchayats.

Politics

Ramban District has 2 assembly constituencies: Banihal and Ramban.[2]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Ramban district has a population of 283,313 ,[3] roughly equal to the nation of Barbados.[4] This gives it a ranking of 573rd in India (out of a total of 640).[3] The district has a population density of 213 inhabitants per square kilometre (550 /sq mi) .[3] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 31.81 %.[3] Ramban has a sex ratio of 901 females for every 1000 males,[3] and a literacy rate of 56.9 %.[3]

References

  1. ^ Statement showing the number of blocks in respect of 22 Districts of Jammu and Kashmir State including newly Created Districts dated 2008-03-13, accessed 2008-08-30
  2. ^ "ERO's and AERO's". Chief Electoral Officer, Jammu and Kashmir. http://ceojammukashmir.nic.in/ERos_AERos.html. Retrieved 2008-08-28. 
  3. ^ a b c d e f "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30. 
  4. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html. Retrieved 2011-10-01. "Barbados 286,705 July 2011 est." 

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See also

Kulgam district Anantnag district
Reasi district
   Ramban district    
Udhampur district Doda district
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