JAMMU AND KASHMIR
About Jammu & Kashmir
On 31st October 2019, the former state of Jammu & Kashmir was reorganized as the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the union territory of Ladakh by the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019. Prior to the reorganization, the state of Jammu and Kashmir had 14 districts. Currently, the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir has 20 districts.
Since this union territory was formerly a part of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, the District Nutrition Profiles (DNPs) 1.0, coverage Data Note (2018) and Policy Note (2017) are for the former state of Jammu and Kashmir, based on the boundaries of India’s Census 2011.
Our knowledge products related to Jammu & Kashmir include the following:
- 2022: Read our State Nutrition Profile for Jammu & Kashmir (NFHS-3 (2005-2006), 4(2015-16) & 5 (2019-2020), a that describes the trends for a set of key nutrition and health outcomes, determinants, and coverage of interventions from 2006 to 2020. The findings are based on estimates from unit-level data and/or data from national and state reports for NFHS-3 (2005-2006) and NFHS-4 (2015-2016), and data from state factsheets and reports for NFHS-5 (2019-2021). In addition to standard prevalence-based analyses, this State Nutrition Profile includes headcount-based analyses aligned to POSHAN Abhiyaan’s goals.
- 2018: For deeper insights into the coverage of key nutrition and health interventions in the state, with district-wise status, read our Coverage Data Note (NFHS-4 (2015-16)) that describes the coverage of a set of key nutrition and health interventions and highlights the key areas of action to improve nutrition in Jammu & Kashmir.
- 2017: A Policy Note ((NFHS)-3 (2005-06) & 4 (2015-16)) that examine the trends in undernutrition in Jammu & Kashmir between 2006 and 2016, regional variability in the major determinants of nutrition and the coverage of key nutrition and health interventions
For a deeper view of malnutrition and its multiple determinants in Jammu & Kashmir’s districts, please access District Nutrition Profiles (DNPs) for each district below
District |
Download PDF (NFHS-4) |
Download PDF (NFHS-4 & 5) |
| Anantnag | English | English |
| Badgam | English | English |
| Bandipore | English | English |
| Baramula - Aspirational District | English | English |
| Doda | English | English |
| Ganderbal | English | English |
| Jammu | English | English |
| Kargil | English | NA |
| Kathua | English | English |
| Kishtwar | English | English |
| Kulgam | English | English |
| Kupwara - Aspirational District | English | English |
| Leh (Ladakh) | English | NA |
| Pulwama | English | English |
| Punch | English | English |
| Rajouri | English | English |
| Ramban | English | English |
| Reasi | English | English |
| Samba | English | English |
| Shupiyan | English | English |
| Srinagar | English | English |
| Udhampur | English | English |
This Data Note describes the trends for a set of key nutrition and health outcomes, determinants, and coverage of interventions. It is crucial to understand the coverage of nutrition and health interventions to gain further insights into their effectiveness and Jammu & Kashmir, situated in the northern part of India, mostly mountainous, accounts for 6.7 percent of the area of