Outline of Jammu and Kashmir

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Jammu and Kashmir:

Location of Jammu and Kashmir

Banner of Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir – is a region administered by India as a union territory. Until 2019, it was the name of a larger region administered by India as a state. Often denoted by the acronym J&K. It is located mostly in the Himalayan mountains.

General reference

Names

• Common English name: Jammu and Kashmir
  • Pronunciation: /ˈdʒæmuː  ...  kæʃˈmɪər/ JAM-oo ... kash-MEER, also /ˈdʒʌmuː -/ JUM-oo -⁠ and /- ˈkæʃmɪər/ -⁠ KASH-meer
• Official English name(s): Jammu and Kashmir
• Adjectivals
  • Jammu
  • Kashmiri
• Demonyms
  • Jammuite
  • Kashmiris

Rankings (amongst India's states)

• by population: 19th (2011 census)
• by area: 5th (2011 census)
• by crime rate: 16th (2016)
• by gross domestic product (GDP) (2014): 20th
• by Human Development Index (HDI): 0.684 (17th) (2017)
• by life expectancy at birth: 72.6 years (2010–14)
• by literacy rate: 67%

Geography of Jammu and Kashmir

Geography of Jammu and Kashmir

• Jammu and Kashmir is: a region administered by India as a union territory
• Population of Jammu and Kashmir: 9,944,283 (2011)
• Area of Jammu and Kashmir: 42,241 km² (16,309 sq mi)
• Atlas of Jammu and Kashmir

Location of Jammu and Kashmir

• Jammu and Kashmir is situated in the north of India
• Time zone: Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)

Regions of Jammu and Kashmir

• Jammu
• Kashmir
• Districts of Jammu and Kashmir

Municipalities of Jammu and Kashmir

• Cities of Jammu and Kashmir
  • Capital of Jammu and Kashmir:
    • Summer capital: Srinagar
    • Winter capital: Jammu

Demography of Jammu and Kashmir

Demographics of Jammu and Kashmir

• Dogras
• Kashmiri Muslims
• Kashmiri Pandit
• Balti people
• Kashmiri diaspora

Government and politics of Jammu and Kashmir

• Politics of Jammu and Kashmir
• Form of government: Indian state government (parliamentary system of representative democracy)
• Capital of Jammu and Kashmir:
  • Summer capital: Srinagar
  • Winter capital: Jammu
  • Darbar Move
• Elections in Jammu and Kashmir

Union government in Jammu and Kashmir

• Rajya Sabha members from Jammu and Kashmir

Branches of the government of Jammu and Kashmir

• Government of Jammu and Kashmir
  • Kashmir Administrative Service

Executive branch of the government of Jammu and Kashmir

• Head of state: Governor of Jammu and Kashmir
• Head of government: Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir

Legislative branch of the government of Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir Legislature

• Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
• Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council

Judicial branch of the government of Jammu and Kashmir

• High Court of Jammu and Kashmir

Law and order in Jammu and Kashmir

• Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir
• Human rights in Jammu and Kashmir
• Law enforcement in Jammu and Kashmir
  • Jammu and Kashmir Police
  • Crowd control in Jammu and Kashmir
  • Jammu and Kashmir State Vigilance Commission
  • Public Safety Act, 1978

History of Jammu and Kashmir

• History of Kashmir

History of Jammu and Kashmir, by period

Ancient Jammu and Kashmir

• Kashyapa
• Dynasties of ancient Kashmir
• Kambojas
• Karkoṭa Empire
  • Lalitaditya Muktapida
• Didda
• Durrani Empire

Medieval Jammu and Kashmir

• Rajatarangini
• Zain-ul-Abidin
• Shah Mir Dynasty
• Chak dynasty

Colonial Jammu and Kashmir

• Sikh Empire
  • First Anglo-Sikh War
• Dogra State
  • Gulab Singh
• Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)
• Jammu and Kashmir State Forces
• All India Kashmir Committee

Contemporary Jammu and Kashmir

• Kashmir conflict
  • Timeline of the Kashmir conflict
  • Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts
  • Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
  • Peacebuilding in Jammu and Kashmir
  • Human rights in Jammu and Kashmir
  • Women's rights in Jammu and Kashmir
  • Media in Jammu and Kashmir
  • Article 370
  • Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2019

History of Jammu and Kashmir, by region

• History of Kashmir
• History of Jammu
• History of Poonch District
• History of Ladakh

Culture of Jammu and Kashmir

Culture of Kashmir

• Cuisine of Jammu and Kashmir
  • Wazwan
• Kashmiri literature
• Clothing in Kashmir

  

  Elderly Kashmiri man with his grandson in traditional Pheran.

  • Phiran
  • Cashmere wool
  • Jammu dress
  • Kanger
• Music of Kashmir, Jammu and Ladakh
• Kashmiriyat
• Kashmiri Pandit Festivals
• Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages
• Monuments in Jammu and Kashmir
  • Monuments of National Importance in Jammu and Kashmir
  • State Protected Monuments in Jammu and Kashmir
• Architecture of Jammu and Kashmir

Art in Jammu and Kashmir

• Music of Jammu and Kashmir

People of Jammu and Kashmir

• People from Jammu and Kashmir
  • List of Kashmiri Pandits

Religion in Jammu and Kashmir

Religion in Jammu and Kashmir

• Hinduism in Jammu and many parts of Chenab Valley
• Islam in Kashmir
• Buddhism in Kashmir
• Kashmir Shaivism

View of Amarnath Valley

• Amarnath

Sports in Jammu and Kashmir

Sports in Jammu and Kashmir

• Cricket in Jammu and Kashmir
  • Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association
  • Jammu and Kashmir cricket team
• Football in Jammu and Kashmir
  • Jammu and Kashmir Football Association
  • Jammu and Kashmir football team

Symbols of Jammu and Kashmir

Symbols of Jammu and Kashmir

Economy and infrastructure of Jammu and Kashmir

Economy of Jammu and Kashmir

• Tourism in Jammu and Kashmir

Education in Jammu and Kashmir

Education in Jammu and Kashmir

• Institutions of higher education in Jammu and Kashmir
• Jammu and Kashmir State Board of School Education
• Indian Institute of Skiing and Mountaineering, Gulmarg
• Central Institute of Buddhist Studies, Leh

Health in Jammu and Kashmir

Health in Jammu and Kashmir

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Jammu and Kashmir

• Government of Jammu and Kashmir, India