Jammu and Kashmir

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This article is about the Indian state. For other uses, see Kashmir (disambiguation). For the
former princely state, see Jammu and Kashmir (princely state).

Jammu and Kashmir

State

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Location of Jammu and Kashmir in India

 Map of Jammu and Kashmir

Coordinates (Srinagar): 33.45N 76.24ECoordinates: 33.45N 76.24E

Country India

Admission to 26 October 1947

Union

Capital Srinagar (Summer)

Jammu (Winter)
Largest city Srinagar
Districts 22

Government[*]
Governor Narinder Nath Vohra
Ministers Chief Minister - Mehbooba
Mufti(JKPDP)
Deputy Chief Minister - Nirmal Kumar
Singh(BJP)
Legislature Bicameral (87 + 36 seats)
Parliamentary Rajya Sabha 4
constituency Lok Sabha 6
High Court Jammu and Kashmir High Court

Area
Total 222,236 km2(85,806 sq mi)
Area rank 5th

Population (2011)
Total 12,541,302
Rank 19th
Density 100/km2 (300/sq mi)

Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)

 ISO 3166 code IN-JK

HDI 0.542 (medium)

HDI rank 10th (2015)

Literacy 68.74 (30th)

Official languages Urdu[1]
Other spoken Kashmiri, Dogri, Hindi, Punjabi, Ladakhi[1]

Website jk.gov.in

State symbols of Jammu and Kashmir

Animal

Kashmir stag

Bird

Black-necked crane

Flower

Lotus

Tree

Chinar tree

Jammu and Kashmir (/dmu nd kmr, d-, kmr/ ( listen)[2]) is

a state in northern India, often denoted by the acronym J&K. It is located mostly in
the Himalayan mountains, and shares borders with the states of Himachal
Pradesh and Punjab to the south. Jammu and Kashmir has an international border with China in
the north and east, and the Line of Control separates it from the Pakistani-administered territories
of Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan in the west and northwest respectively. The state has
special autonomy under Article 370 of the Constitution of India.[3][4]
A part of the erstwhile Princely State of Kashmir and Jammu, the region is the subject of
a territorial conflict among China, India and Pakistan. The western districts of the former princely
state known as Azad Kashmir and the northern territories known as Gilgit-Baltistan have been
under Pakistani control since 1947. The Aksai Chin region in the east, bordering Tibet, has been
under Chinese control since 1962.[note 1]
Jammu and Kashmir consist of three regions: Jammu, the Kashmir
Valley and Ladakh. Srinagar is the summer capital, and Jammu is the winter capital. Jammu and
Kashmir is the only state in India with a Muslim-majority population.[11]The Kashmir valley is
famous for its beautiful mountainous landscape, and Jammu's numerous shrines attract tens of
thousands of Hindu pilgrims every year. Ladakh, also known as "Little Tibet", is renowned for its
remote mountain beauty and Buddhist culture.