Jammu Cantonment | |
Settlement Type: | cantonment |
Pushpin Map: | India Jammu and Kashmir#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India |
Coordinates: | 32.7063°N 74.8541°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | Union Territory |
Subdivision Name1: | Jammu and Kashmir |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Jammu |
Governing Body: | Cantonment Board Jammu |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 3 |
Population Total: | 30123 |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Demonym: | Jammuities |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Urdu, Dogri, Hindi |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Website: | www.cbjammu.org |
Jammu Cantonment is a cantonment town in Jammu City in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
India census,[1] Jammu Cantonment had a population of 30,107. Males constitute 61% of the population and females 39%. Jammu Cantonment has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 64%. In Jammu Cantonment, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Hindu 69.43%, Sikh 18.11%, Muslim 10.91%, [2]