Kishtwar district
Kishtwar district | |
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District of Jammu and Kashmir administered by India | |
View of Paddar in Kishtwar | |
Kishtwar district is in the Jammu division (shown with neon blue boundary) of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir (shaded in tan in the disputed Kashmir region | |
Interactive map of Kishtwar district | |
| Coordinates (Kishtwar): 33°34′N 75°53′E / 33.567°N 75.883°E | |
| Administering country | India |
| Union territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Division | Jammu |
| Parliamentary Constituency | Udhampur |
| Headquarters | Kishtwar |
| Tehsils | 1. Kishtwar 2. Chatroo 3. Marwah 4. Paddar 5. Warwan 6. Nagseni 7. Drabshalla 8. Bunjwah 9. Mughal Maidan 10. Dachhan 11. Machail |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha Constituency | Udhampur |
| • MP | Dr. Jitendra Singh, BJP |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | 3 constituencies |
| • District Magistrate | Mr. Rajesh Kumar Shavan |
| Area | |
• Total | 7,737 km2 (2,987 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 230,696 |
| • Density | 29.82/km2 (77.23/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 56.2% |
| • Sex ratio | 920 ♀/ 1000 ♂ |
| Languages | |
| • Official | English, Urdu |
| • Spoken | Kashmiri, Padri, Urdu, Kishtwari |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | JK-17 |
| Major highways | NH 244 |
| Website | kishtwar |
Kishtwar district is an administrative district of the Jammu division in the Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir. As of 2011, it is the largest and the least populous district of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.