Outline of Jammu and Kashmir

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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Jammu and Kashmir:

Jammu and Kashmir – is a region administered by India as a union territory. Until 2019, it was the name of a larger region administered by India as a state. Often denoted by the acronym J&K, it is mostly in the Himalayan mountains.

General reference

= Names =

Common English name: Jammu and Kashmir
Pronunciation: {{IPAc-en|audio=JammuKashmir.ogg|ˈ|dʒ|æ|m|uː|_|...|_|k|æ|ʃ|ˈ|m|ɪər}} {{respell|JAM|oo|_..._|kash|MEER}}, also {{IPAc-en|ˈ|dʒ|ʌ|m|uː|_|-}} {{respell|JUM|oo|_-}} and {{IPAc-en|-|_|ˈ|k|æ|ʃ|m|ɪər}} {{respell|-_|KASH|meer}}{{Citation |last=Jones |first=Daniel |author-link=Daniel Jones (phonetician) |title=English Pronouncing Dictionary |editor=Peter Roach |editor2=James Hartmann |editor3=Jane Setter |place=Cambridge |publisher=Cambridge University Press |orig-year=1917 |year=2003 |isbn=3-12-539683-2 }}
Official English name(s): Jammu and Kashmir
Adjectivals
Jammu
Kashmiri
Demonyms
Jammuite
Kashmiris

= Rankings (amongst India's states) =

by population: 19th (2011 census){{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/indian-states-with-highest-population-1358414-2018-10-08|title=Indian states with highest population|date=8 October 2018|website=India Today|others=India Today Web Desk|access-date=2019-01-05}}
by area: 5th (2011 census){{Cite web|url=https://www.census2011.co.in/facts/largestates.html|title=Top 10 Largest States of India by Total Area - Census.co.in|website=www.census2011.co.in|access-date=2019-01-05}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.mapsofindia.com/top-ten/geography/india-area.html|title=Top Ten States In India having largest area|website=Maps of India|access-date=2019-01-05}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/top-10-largest-states-of-india-in-terms-of-area-1302933913-1|title=Top 10 Largest States of India in Terms of Area|date=2019-01-02|website=Jagranjosh.com|access-date=2019-01-05}}
by crime rate: 16th (2016)National Crime Records Bureau (2016). [https://web.archive.org/web/20190105062432/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/realtime/Crime_in_India_2016_Complete_PDF.PDF Crime in India 2016, Statistics]. Government of India, pg-56. Archived from the [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/realtime/Crime_in_India_2016_Complete_PDF.PDF original] on 5 January 2019.
by gross domestic product (GDP) (2014): 20th
by Human Development Index (HDI): 0.684 (17th) (2017)
by life expectancy at birth: 72.6 years (2010–14)
by literacy rate: 67%