Srinagar district
district of Jammu and Kashmir, India
The Srinagar district is an administrative district of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. It is one of the 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir. Situated in the centre of the Kashmir Valley, it is the second-most populous district of the union territory after Jammu district as per the 2011 national census, and is home to the summer capital city of Srinagar (with the city of Jammu serving as the territory's winter capital). Likewise, the city of Srinagar also serves as the Srinagar district's headquarters.
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.
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.
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