Srinagar district
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. 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.
- Harwan
- Qammerwari
- Khonmoh
- Srinagar
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
At the time of the 2011 census, 94.13% of the population spoke Kashmiri and 1.88% Hindi as their first language. Most of the Kashmiris can speak Urdu.
Weather
Places of worship
- Jamia Ahlehadees Markazi Masjid Madina Chowk Gow Kadal
- Hazratbal Shrine
- Jamia Masjid, Srinagar, one of the oldest mosques in Kashmir
- Shah-i-Hamadan Mosque
- Shrine of Makhdoom Sahib
- Shankaracharya temple, possibly the oldest shrine in Kashmir
- Khanqah-e-Moula