Local businesses in Jammu
Listed in OpenStreetMap within 3.5 km of the city centre.
- IT and company offices: 1
- Airtel
- Government offices: 1
- Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly
- Colleges and universities: 5
- University of Jammu; DPS - Jammu; GCW Gandhi Nagar; Govt Gandhi Memorial Science College
- Workshops and craft businesses: 1
- Gupta Sweets
- Hospitals: 19
- Shri Matha Vaishno Devi Netralaya MultiSpeciality Clinic; Swami Vivekananda Hospital; Care-N-Cure Hospital; Government Dental Hospital; Green Court Maternity & Nursing Home; Jk Medicity Hospital Pvt Ltd; Kalindi Hospital And Diagnostic Centre; Madaan Hospital And Research Centre; Maharishi Dayanand Hospital And Research Centre; Maxx Lyfe Hospital & Trauma Centre
- Banks: 3
- Reserve Bank of India; HDFC Bank; State Bank of India
- Hotels and lodges: 10
- Imperial Lodge Hotel; Hotel Asia; Fortune Inn Riviera Hotel; Hari Niwas Palace Hotel; Hotel Ashok; Hotel Jammu Residency; KC Residency Hotel; Kranti Hotel; Government Guest House
Jammu facts
- District
- Jammu district
- Area
- about 112 sq km, about 327 m above sea level
- Places nearby
- Raghunath Temple (Hindu Temple, 1 km), Mubarak Mandi Palace (palace, 1 km), Maulana Azad Stadium (cricket stadium, 2 km), Hari Niwas Palace (palace, 2 km)
- History
- According to local tradition, Jammu is named after its founder, Raja Jambulochan, who is said to have ruled in the 9th century.
- Getting there
- Jammu Tawi railway station links the city to major Indian cities, and routes to Kashmir, Poonch, Doda and Ladakh start from Jammu.
- Culture and food
- Jammu is known for sund panjeeri, patisa, rajma with rice and Kalari cheese, and Dogri dishes such as ambal and khatta meat. Street food such as gol gappa, chole bhature and rajma kulche is popular.
Sources: Census of India 2011, Wikipedia, Wikidata, India Post and OpenStreetMap. Last checked 14 October 2026.