In the disputed Kashmir area, Ramban district is an administrative district in the Jammu division of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir.Situated in a valley, it is encircled by the Pir Panjal mountain range. In 2007, it was divided from the former Doda district to become its own districtIt is situated in the division of Jammu. The district office is in Ramban town, which is around 151 kilometers from Jammu and Srinagar and situated halfway between the two cities along the Chenab River in the Chenab Valley on National Highway-44.