Anantnag district

Anantnag district

Infobox Indian Jurisdiction
type = district
native_name = Anantnag
state_name = Jammu and Kashmir
latd = 33.73 |longd = 75.15
area_total = 3980
area_magnitude = 9
population_total = 1170000
population_as_of = 2001
population_rank = 3rd
population_density = 294
population density_rank = 5th
literacy = 54.1% (2001)
population_urban = 15% (2001)
sex_ratio = 1.085 (2001)

Anantnag is a district in the state of Jammu and Kashmir in north-western India. It is one of six districts which make up the Kashmir Valley.The district headquarter is Anantnag.

Administration

Anantnag district comprises of these tehsils: Kokernag, Shangus, Anantnag (town), Bijbehara, Doru, Kulgam, Pahalgam, Devsar, Damhal and Qazigund (under process).

This district consists of 7 blocks: Breng, Shangus, Achabal, Dachnipora, Qazigund, Khoveripora and Shahabad. [ [http://jkrd.nic.in/listAllDistricts.pdf Statement showing the number of blocks in respect of 22 Districts of Jammu and Kashmir State including newly Created Districts] dated 2008-03-13, accessed 2008-08-30] Each block consists of a number of panchayats.

Politics

Anantnag District has 7 assembly constituencies: Anantnag, Devsar, Dooru, Kokernag, Shangus, Bijbehara and Pahalgam. [cite web| url=http://ceojammukashmir.nic.in/ERos_AERos.html | title=ERO's and AERO's | publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Jammu and Kashmir | accessdate=2008-08-28]

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