Kishtwar District

Jammu and Kashmir

Kishtwar district is one of the districts of Jammu and Kashmir. Its administrative headquarters is at Kishtwar. It covers 7,737 sq km and had a population of 2,30,696 at the 2011 census, a density of 30 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 3 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Kishtwar
Area
7,737 sq km
Population
2.31 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
30 /km²
Literacy Rate
56.2%
Sex Ratio
920
per 1,000 males
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Kishtwar District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Kishtwar district.

Total Population
2.31 Lakh
Male Population
1.20 Lakh
Female Population
1.11 Lakh
Rural Population
2.15 Lakh
Urban Population
15,486
Scheduled Caste
14,210
Scheduled Tribe
38,100
Literacy Rate
56.2%
Population Density
30 /km²
Sex Ratio
920
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 68.3%Female literacy 42.6%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Kishtwar district.

11
Tehsils
13
Blocks
40
Nyay Panchayats
156
Gram Panchayats
156
Villages
Headquarters
Kishtwar
Languages
Kashmiri, Kishtwari, Urdu, Pahari
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
33.31° N, 75.76° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Kishtwar

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Udhampur

Constituency No. 4 · General
Partial
DS
Dr. Jitendra Singh
Bharatiya Janata Party
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Inderwal
  • Kishtwar
  • Padder-Nagseni
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Assembly Constituencies Covering Kishtwar

(3)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Inderwal
No. 48 · Udhampur
PS
Payare Lal Sharma
Independent
MLA
Kishtwar
No. 49 · Udhampur
SP
Shagun Parihar
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Padder-Nagseni
No. 50 · Udhampur
SS
Sunil Kumar Sharma
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA

Your Representatives from Kishtwar

(4)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Kishtwar district.

  • DS
    Dr. Jitendra Singh
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MP
    Udhampur · No. 4
  • PS
    Payare Lal Sharma
    Independent
    MLA
    Inderwal · No. 48
  • SP
    Shagun Parihar
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Kishtwar · No. 49
  • SS
    Sunil Kumar Sharma
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Padder-Nagseni · No. 50

Election History

Lok Sabha

Udhampur · No. 4

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaBJPDr. Jitendra Singh
    Votes 5,79,693Vote share 50.5%Margin 1,24,373
    1. 1. Dr. Jitendra Singh · BJP5,79,693 (50.5%)
    2. 2. Choudhary Lal Singh · INC4,55,320 (39.67%)
    3. 3. Manoj Kumar · Democratic Progressive Azad Party42,100 (3.67%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Jammu and Kashmir
State
Kishtwar
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 4
3 Assembly
No. 48, 49, 50

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Kishtwar District at a Glance

State
Jammu and Kashmir
Headquarters
Kishtwar
Area
7,737 sq km
Population
2.31 Lakh
Population density
30 per km²
Sex ratio
920 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
56.2%
Languages
Kashmiri, Kishtwari, Urdu, Pahari
Tehsils
11
Blocks
13
Gram panchayats
156
Villages
156
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
3
Census year
2011
Sources & data
  • Census of India (2011)
  • Election Commission of India
  • Government of Jammu and Kashmir
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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