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Jourian

Coordinates: 32°50′02″N 74°34′37″E / 32.834°N 74.577°E / 32.834; 74.577
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Jourian
Town
Jourian is located in Jammu and Kashmir
Jourian
Jourian
Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Jourian is located in India
Jourian
Jourian
Jourian (India)
Coordinates: 32°50′02″N 74°34′37″E / 32.834°N 74.577°E / 32.834; 74.577
Country India
Union TerritoryJammu and Kashmir
DistrictJammu
Elevation
274 m (899 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total3,628
Languages
 • OfficialDogri, Hindi, English, Kashmiri, Urdu[1][2]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
181202

Jourian is a town and a notified area committee in Jammu district in the Indian administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

Geography

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Jourian is located at 32°50′N 74°35′E / 32.83°N 74.58°E / 32.83; 74.58.[3] It has an average elevation of 274 metres (899 feet).

Demographics

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Religion in Jourian Town (2011)[4]

  Hinduism (97.2%)
  Islam (0.81%)
  Sikhism (0.69%)
  Christianity (0.76%)
  Not Stated (0.53%)

As of 2001 India census,[5] Jourian had a population of 3628. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Jourian has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 68%. In Jourian, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

In the 2011 census 97.20% of residents were Hindu, 0.69% were Sikh and 0.81% were Muslim.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Jaurian, India". www.fallingrain.com.
  4. ^ "Jourian Town Population". Census India. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.