Why isn't Jammu and Kashmir not known as Jammu, Kashmir, and Ladakh, as it is comprised of these three regions?

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A general question if you ever read about Kashmir.

First of all, let me present you some figures:

Ladakh:

Area: 86,904 km²

Population: 2,74,289 (2011)

Jammu:

Area: 26,293 km²

Population: 53,50,811(2011)

Kashmir Valley:

Area: 15,948 km²

Population: 69,07,622(2011)

So, you can see that Ladakh is a very sparsely populated region which is mostly unaffected the ‘Kashmir Tension’. Though, Ladakh belongs to Jammu and Kashmir State, it has a culture different from Kashmir and resembles more to Tibet. This region did not get any significant political importance because it is a region inhabited by a small peaceful community which did not create any political tension.

Hence the state is still called as Jammu and Kashmir.

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