Jammu and Kashmir facts: capital, state animal, bird, flower and state day
Jammu and Kashmir at a glance
- Capital
- Srinagar (summer) and Jammu (winter)
- State day
- 16 March (Jammu and Kashmir Day)
- State animal
- Hangul (Cervus hanglu)
- State bird
- Kalij pheasant (Lophura leucomelanos)
- State flower
- Common rhododendron (Rhododendron ponticum)
- State tree
- Chinar (Platanus orientalis)
Sources: Capitals: Government of India. State symbols and state days: Wikipedia (lists of Indian state animals, birds, flowers and trees, and List of Indian state days), retrieved October 2026.
Key facts about Jammu and Kashmir: its capital, languages, government and courts, and the main figures from the Census of India 2011, the most recent census.
Key facts
| Capital | Srinagar (summer) and Jammu (winter) |
|---|---|
| Formed | Union territory since 31 October 2019 |
| Official languages | Kashmiri, Dogri, Urdu, Hindi and English |
| Districts (2026) | 20 |
| Legislative Assembly seats | 90 elected members |
| Lok Sabha seats | 5 |
| Rajya Sabha seats | 4 |
| High Court | High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh |
Census 2011
| Population | 12,267,013 (1.23 crore) |
|---|
Population of the present union territory (the former state without the Leh and Kargil districts, now Ladakh). For the former state as a whole, Census 2011 recorded a sex ratio of 889 and a literacy rate of 67.16 per cent.
Sources
Population figures: Census of India 2011, as given on Wikipedia (the Census website could not be reached). Districts: the Ministry of Education's AISHE directory, which follows the Local Government Directory (checked October 2026). Seats and courts: Election Commission of India and the state government.
Reference links
- National Portal of India: Government of India
- Election Commission of India: constituencies and elections
- Local Government Directory: official list of districts, blocks and villages