Jammu and Kashmir has 20 districts, 4,291 gram panchayats and 6,857 villages in the Local Government Directory as on 25 September 2026.
Pick a district to see its block panchayats, gram panchayats and villages.
| District | Blocks | Gram panchayats | Villages | Towns (ULBs) | Assembly seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anantnag | 16 | 335 | 395 | 10 | 8 |
| Bandipora | 12 | 151 | 125 | 3 | 2 |
| Baramulla | 26 | 402 | 544 | 7 | 7 |
| Budgam | 17 | 296 | 509 | 6 | 5 |
| Doda | 17 | 233 | 400 | 3 | 4 |
| Ganderbal | 7 | 126 | 139 | 1 | 3 |
| Jammu | 20 | 305 | 915 | 8 | 9 |
| Kathua | 19 | 257 | 529 | 6 | 5 |
| Kishtwar | 13 | 136 | 156 | 1 | 2 |
| Kulgam | 11 | 178 | 271 | 4 | 4 |
| Kupwara | 24 | 385 | 385 | 3 | 5 |
| Poonch | 11 | 229 | 178 | 2 | 3 |
| Pulwama | 11 | 190 | 343 | 5 | 4 |
| Rajouri | 19 | 312 | 387 | 5 | 4 |
| Ramban | 11 | 147 | 173 | 3 | 3 |
| Reasi | 12 | 153 | 260 | 2 | 3 |
| Samba | 9 | 101 | 382 | 4 | 3 |
| Shopian | 9 | 98 | 235 | 1 | 2 |
| Srinagar | 4 | 21 | 137 | 1 | 3 |
| Udhampur | 17 | 236 | 394 | 3 | 4 |
Blocks are community development blocks. Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland have no panchayats under Part IX of the Constitution; villages there fall under traditional or autonomous councils, so the panchayat count is zero. Towns come from our urban local body directory, also built from LGD.
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What the numbers mean and where they come from.
How many gram panchayats are there in Jammu and Kashmir?
The Local Government Directory lists 4,291 halqa panchayats in Jammu and Kashmir, across 20 districts, as on 25 September 2026.
How many villages are there in Jammu and Kashmir?
LGD lists 6,857 villages in Jammu and Kashmir. The district with the most villages is Jammu.
What is the middle tier of panchayats called in Jammu and Kashmir?
LGD calls it Block Development Council. Jammu and Kashmir has 285 of them. They usually match the community development blocks.
Source: Local Government Directory (lgdirectory.gov.in), Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India, read from the daily open mirror github.com/ramSeraph/opendata. Data as on 25 September 2026. Licence: Government Open Data License - India.
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