Local businesses in Jammu
Listed in OpenStreetMap within 3.5 km of the city centre.
- Restaurants and cafes: 13
- Mahajan Provisional Store; Delicacy; The Kulcha hut; Uma Dosa plaza; Jangi Non-veg Restaurant; Papa Di Hatti, Chicken & Mutton; Amam Vaishnav Dhaba; KC Plaza; Khaana Khazana; Pahalwan Sweets
- 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
- Attractions and museums: 5
- Dogra Art Museum; Wadia Museum of Natural History; Amar Singh Museum; Amar Mahal Museum & Library; War Memorial
- Cinemas and theatres: 6
- Swaran theatre (CLOSED); Hari Theatre; Movietime; Movietime Platinum; Apsara Multiplex; Wave Cinemas
- Places of worship: 48
- Bawa Sidh Goria Temple; Chand Nagar Gurdwara; Ranbireshwar Temple; Sri Kalghidhar Gurudwara; Sri Radha Krishna Mandir Paloura; St. Peter's Catholic Church; Bahu Mosque; Bawe Wali Mata Mandir; Geeta Bhavan; Guru Ravidas Temple
- Parks and stadiums: 52
- JDA Coplex; Hari Niwas Park; KK Hakhu Hockey Stadium; Maharaja Hari Singh Park; Manda Deer Park; Electronic Park; Gole Market; MA Stadium Park; Municipal Park Paloura (Palourka); Oval Garden
- Hospitals: 19
- S H S Memorial Hospital; 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
- Schools: 13
- Delhi Public School, Jammu; St. Mary's Presentation Convent School; K.V. No. 1 Gandhi Nagar; Alexander Memorial School; Dewaan Badrinath School; Dream Land Public School; Government Higher Secondary (10+2) School Paloura Jammu; Hari Singh High School; St Peter's School
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)
- 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.
- History
- According to local tradition, Jammu is named after its founder, Raja Jambulochan, who is said to have ruled in the 9th century.
Sources: Census of India 2011, Wikipedia, Wikidata, India Post and OpenStreetMap. Last checked 14 October 2026.