Jourian
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{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
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| settlement_type = Town
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| coordinates = {{coord|32.834|N|74.577|E||display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_type1 = Union Territory
| subdivision_name1 = Jammu and Kashmir
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Jammu
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| established_date = 1903
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| elevation_m = 274
| population_total = 3,628
| population_as_of = 2001
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = Dogri, Hindi, English, Kashmiri, Urdu{{cite web |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2020/222037.pdf |title=The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020 |publisher=The Gazette of India|date=27 September 2020 |access-date=27 September 2020}}{{cite news | title=Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020 | work=Rising Kashmir | date=23 September 2020 | url=http://risingkashmir.com/news/parliament-passes-jk-official-languages-bill-2020 | access-date=23 September 2020 | archive-date=24 September 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924141909/http://risingkashmir.com/news/parliament-passes-jk-official-languages-bill-2020 | url-status=dead }}
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| postal_code = 181202
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Jourian is a town and a notified area committee in Jammu district in the Indian administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
History
See Operation Grand Slam in the Chumb-Jourian-Akhnoor sector.
Geography
Jourian is located at {{coord|32.83|N|74.58|E|}}.{{Cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/12/Jaurian.html|title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Jaurian, India|website=www.fallingrain.com}} It has an average elevation of 274 metres (899 feet).
Demographics
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Religion in Jourian Town (2011){{cite web|url=https://www.censusindia2011.com/jammu-kashmir/jammu/akhnoor/jourian-mc-population.html|title=Jourian Town Population|work=Census India|accessdate=11 July 2021}}
|label1 = Hinduism
|value1 = 97.2
|color1 = Orange
|label2 = Islam
|value2 = 0.81
|color2 = Green
|label3 = Sikhism
|value3 = 0.69
|color3 = Yellow
|label4 = Christianity
|value4 = 0.76
|color4 = Blue
|label5 = Not Stated
|value5 = 0.53
|color5 = Black
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{{As of|2001}} India census,{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}} 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.{{cn|date=December 2021}}
See also
- Line of Actual Control (LAC)