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

thumb|Constituency map of Srinagar

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