Jammu

This page provides an overview of Jammu: population, literacy, households and a list of sub-districts (tehsils) and major villages.

Quick facts

6,884,777
Population
1,416,087
Households
883
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
73.69%
Approx. literacy

Jammu has an aggregated population of 6,884,777. Approximately 44.44% live in rural areas (3,059,916) and 22.22% live in urban areas (1,530,026).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

Below are the tehsils (sub-districts) in this district. Click a tehsil to view village listings and details.

Tehsil / Sub-districtPopulationVillages
Taluk 0 3,059,916 3
Akhnoor 719,717 229
Bishnah 314,647 119
Jammu 2,225,560 323
Ranbir Singh Pora 564,937 193

Population summary

Jammu has a population of 6,884,777 (3,656,887 males and 3,227,890 females). The sex ratio is about 883 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population6,884,777
Male3,656,887
Female3,227,890
Rural population3,059,916 (44.44%)
Urban population1,530,026 (22.22%)
Households1,416,087

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 73.69%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates5,073,421
Total illiterates1,811,356

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 1,780,062 (25.86%). ST: 323,910 (4.7%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC1,780,06225.86%
ST323,9104.7%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 763,553 (11.09%). Workers: 2,271,196 (32.99%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)763,55311.09%
Total workers2,271,19632.99%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Jammu 1,529,958
Jammu 970,335
Jammu 765,013
Jammu 764,945
Jammu 685,445
Jammu 284,890
Akhnoor 250,446
Akhnoor 218,825
Ranbir Singh Pora 197,739
Ranbir Singh Pora 169,459