Ramban district is an administrative district in the Jammu division of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. It is located in a valley surrounded the Pir Panjal range. It was carved out as a separate district from erstwhile Doda district in 2007. It is located in the Jammu division. The district headquarters are at Ramban town, which is located midway between Jammu and Srinagar on the banks of the Chenab river on National Highway-44, approximately 151 km from Jammu and Srinagar.
Ramban district is 1,156 metres (3,792 feet) above sea level (on average). The boundary lines of Ramban district encompass hill station Patnitop as its southernmost point, Assar on its eastern edge, Gool to the west, and Banihal to the north. The terrain of district Ramban is tough and hilly. District Ramban shares its boundary with Reasi, Udhampur, Doda, Anantnag and Kulgam districts.
The climate of the district varies according to altitude. The temperature rises as high as 42 ðC in the low-lying areas like Ramban town located in between steep mountains on the banks of Chenab River and drops to sub-zero in high-altitude areas like Sangaldan, Gool, Dhagantop, Asthanmarg, Lalagundi, Budhan, Pogal, Paristan, Neel. The working season in most of the district is about eight months because of weather conditions in the district.
According to the 2011 census, Ramban district has a population of 283,713. roughly equal to the nation of Barbados. This gives it a ranking of 573rd in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 31.81%.
Kashmiris, Pogalis and Gujjars are three major ethnic groups of the Ramban district. Kashmiris make of 34.74%, Pogalis 17.12, and Gujjars 12.19% in district's total population. There are also Pahari and Dogra people in Ramban.
Kashmiri, Pogali and Gujari are three major spoken languages in Ramban district. Kashmiri is the largest language in the district, mainly spoken by Kashmiri Muslims. Second major language is Poguli spoken in the Pogal Paristan area of Banihal which is named as Poguli. Gujari is the 3rd most widely spoken language in Ramban it is mainly spoken by the Muslim Gurjars and Bakarwals.
Pogali a very distinct language placed under the dardic group as classified by Sir Grierson in Linguistic Survey of India 1918 contributes nearly 17% of the population. In Ramban tehsil is spoken Dogri and Pahadi languages. Nepali and Pahadi are the main languages of Hindus in Banihal, while Dogri is a major language in Ramban.
Ramban has a sex ratio of 902 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 54.27%. 4.16% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 4.91% and 14.02% of the population respectively.
Ramban District is divided into eight tehsils: Banihal, Ramban, Khari, Rajgarh, Batote, Gool, Pogal Paristan (Ukhral) and Ramsoo.
Each tehsil has its tehsildar, who is the administrative head. The district consisted of 116 census villages and 127 revenue villages in 2001. The total number of panchayat Halqas in the district was 124.
In the elections for Ramban's District Development Council, Shamshad Begum was elected chairman and Rabiya Beigh was elected vice-chairman.
Ramban district has two assembly constituencies: Ramban and Banihal.
On 21 January 2021, Ramban district was declared a 'terrorist free' district in Jammu and Kashmir.