Vijaypur is a town, tehsil and municipal committee, nearby Samba town,

Jammu city Jammu is the winter capital of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the headquarters and the largest city in Jammu district of the union territory. Lying on the banks of the river Tawi, the city of Jammu, with an area of , ...

and a

notified area committee A nagar panchayat (town panchayat; ) or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality. An urban centre with more than 12,000 ...

Samba district Samba district is a district in the Indian Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir formed in 2006. Before its formation, this area was part of Jammu district and Kathua district. Geography The district covers Samba town and adjoining tehsils: Ba ...

in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, situated on the bank of Devak River, known locally as Gupt Ganga. It is one of the most fast-growing towns near

Jammu Jammu is the winter capital of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the headquarters and the largest city in Jammu district of the union territory. Lying on the banks of the river Tawi, the city of Jammu, with an area of ...

. The name of Vijaypur is derived from Brij Dev Singh and he belonged to the Jammoria family.

Demographics

India

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, Vijaypur had a population of 21044. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Vijaypur has an average literacy rate of 73%, lower than the national average of 74.4%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 69%.

Religion

Hindu 88.65%, Sikh 7.48%, Muslim 1.38%,http://www.census2011.co.in

References

Cities and towns in Samba district {{JammuandKashmir-geo-stub