Jourian Explained

Jourian
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Jammu and Kashmir#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Coordinates:32.834°N 74.577°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:Union Territory
Subdivision Name1:Jammu and Kashmir
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Jammu
Established Date:1903
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:274
Population Total:3,628
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Dogri, Hindi, English, Kashmiri, Urdu[1] [2]
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:181202

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

Geography

Jourian is located at 32.83°N 74.58°W.[3] It has an average elevation of 274 metres (899 feet).

Demographics

India census,[4] 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020 . The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020 . 27 September 2020.
  2. News: Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020 . Rising Kashmir . 23 September 2020 . 23 September 2020 . 24 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200924141909/http://risingkashmir.com/news/parliament-passes-jk-official-languages-bill-2020 . dead .
  3. Web site: Maps, Weather, and Airports for Jaurian, India. www.fallingrain.com.
  4. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.