Srinagar district
District of Jammu and Kashmir, India
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Administration
Srinagar district has 2 Sub-Divisions i.e. Srinagar West and Srinagar East.
7 Tehsils are:
- Central Shalteng
- Chanapora/ Natipora
- Eidgah
- Khanyar
- Pantha chowk
- Srinagar North
- Srinagar South.
This district has 4 Blocks
- Harwan
- Qammerwari
- Khonmoh
- Srinagar
These blocks consist of a number of panchayats and villages.
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Politics
Srinagar district has 1 parliamentary constituency i.e. Srinagar and 8 assembly constituencies:
- Hazratbal
- Zadibal
- Eidgah
- Khanyar
- Habba Kadal
- Lal Chowk
- Channapora
- Central Shalteng
Demographics
According to the 2011 census Srinagar district has a population of 1,236,829, roughly equal to the nation of Estonia or the US state of New Hampshire. This gives it a ranking of 381st in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 703 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,820/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 20.35%. Srinagar has a sex ratio of 900 females for every 1,000 males (this varies with religion), and a literacy rate of 69.41%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 0.09% and 0.72% of the population. 98.60% of the population lives in urban areas.
At the time of the 2011 census, 94.13% of the population spoke Kashmiri and 1.88% Hindi as their first language. Most of the Kashmiris can speak Urdu.
Weather
Places of worship
- Jamia Ahlehadees Markazi Masjid Madina Chowk Gow Kadal
- Hazratbal Shrine
- Jamia Masjid, Srinagar, one of the oldest mosques in Kashmir
- Shah-i-Hamadan Mosque
- Shrine of Makhdoom Sahib
- Shankaracharya temple, possibly the oldest shrine in Kashmir
- Khanqah-e-Moula