Connected by a railway line from Jammu, the city of Udhampur is the headquarters of Udhampur District in the state of Jammu and Kashmir.
According to the 2001 census, Udhampur Parliamentary Constituency has a population of 59,236. Males comprise 65% of the total population while females constitute the rest of 35%.
Prof. Chaman Lal Gupta won 3 consecutive times (1996, 1998 and 1999) for the BJP from Udhampur Parliamentary Constituency.
Vaishno Devi, Patnitop, Baba Dhansar, Siar Baba, Bhimgarh Fort, Kalika Temple, Mansar Lake are some of the popular places of interests in Udhampur.

