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Kishtwar district
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.
Kishtwar is first referred to in the Rajatarangini by the ancient name Kashthavata during the reign of Raja Kalsa of Kashmir (1063–1089), when "Uttamaraja", the ruler of Kashthavata visited the court of the Kashmir King in company with several other hill chiefs to pay their respects to the Raja. This place, as said by people, is also mentioned in the epic Mahabharata.
Kishtwar became part of the Jammu Dogra state of Raja Gulab Singh, when he annexed it in 1821.
The local ruler of this place, Mohammed Tegh Singh, was sent to prison in Lahore jail, where he killed himself. The Dogra state eventually became the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. With the passage of time, Kishtwar became a Tehsil of the Udhampur district and remained so until 1948, when it became part of the newly created District Doda in the wake of first re-organization of the state during the post-independence period. In 2008 it became a newly district as a part of Jammu Division. Now District Kishtwar has become the largest district in term of area in union territory of Jammu & Kashmir with least population.
In the past, Kishtwar was largely inhabited by Kishtwari people before people started settling here from Kashmir and other adjoining areas. The reasons for Kashmiri people settling here in the past in 17th and 18th century is matter of ambiguity between historians. However, Sumantra Bose says it was repression by feudal class that drew people to the district of Doda, Ramban and Kishtwar.
According to the 2011 census Kishtwar district has a population of 230,696. This gives it a ranking of 586th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 29 inhabitants per square kilometre (75/sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 21.06%.
Kashmiris along with Kishtwari subgroup and Gujjars are the largest ethnic groups of the Kishtwar district. Kashmiris and Kishtwaris make up majority with 67.3% share and Gujjars with 15.2% share in district's total population.
The demography of the district is complex as compared to its neighboring districts primarily because of the wide diversity in its population. Initially Kishtwar district was only inhabited by the Kishtwaris people now other ethnic groups are also found in good numbers.
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Kishtwar district
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.
Kishtwar is first referred to in the Rajatarangini by the ancient name Kashthavata during the reign of Raja Kalsa of Kashmir (1063–1089), when "Uttamaraja", the ruler of Kashthavata visited the court of the Kashmir King in company with several other hill chiefs to pay their respects to the Raja. This place, as said by people, is also mentioned in the epic Mahabharata.
Kishtwar became part of the Jammu Dogra state of Raja Gulab Singh, when he annexed it in 1821.
The local ruler of this place, Mohammed Tegh Singh, was sent to prison in Lahore jail, where he killed himself. The Dogra state eventually became the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. With the passage of time, Kishtwar became a Tehsil of the Udhampur district and remained so until 1948, when it became part of the newly created District Doda in the wake of first re-organization of the state during the post-independence period. In 2008 it became a newly district as a part of Jammu Division. Now District Kishtwar has become the largest district in term of area in union territory of Jammu & Kashmir with least population.
In the past, Kishtwar was largely inhabited by Kishtwari people before people started settling here from Kashmir and other adjoining areas. The reasons for Kashmiri people settling here in the past in 17th and 18th century is matter of ambiguity between historians. However, Sumantra Bose says it was repression by feudal class that drew people to the district of Doda, Ramban and Kishtwar.
According to the 2011 census Kishtwar district has a population of 230,696. This gives it a ranking of 586th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 29 inhabitants per square kilometre (75/sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 21.06%.
Kashmiris along with Kishtwari subgroup and Gujjars are the largest ethnic groups of the Kishtwar district. Kashmiris and Kishtwaris make up majority with 67.3% share and Gujjars with 15.2% share in district's total population.
The demography of the district is complex as compared to its neighboring districts primarily because of the wide diversity in its population. Initially Kishtwar district was only inhabited by the Kishtwaris people now other ethnic groups are also found in good numbers.