Poonch district, India

Coordinates: 33°42′N 74°14′E / 33.700°N 74.233°E / 33.700; 74.233
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For Poonch district administered by Pakistan, see Poonch District, Pakistan.
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Poonch district
Vidhan Sabha constituencies
3 constituences
 • District MagistrateCh. Mohd. Yasin, IAS
Area
 • Total1,674 km2 (646 sq mi)
Elevation
[4]
1,000 m (3,300 ft)
Population
 (2011)228
 • Total476,835
 • Density280/km2 (740/sq mi)
 • Urban
8.1%
Demographics
 • Literacy[5]66.74%
 • Sex ratio[5]893 ♀/ 1000 ♂
Languages
[6][7]
 • OfficialDogri, English, Hindi, Kashmiri, Urdu
 • SpokenGojri, Pahari
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationJK-12
Major highways NH 144A
Websitepoonch.nic.in

Poonch or Punch is a

1947-48 war between India and Pakistan divided the earlier district into two parts. One went to Pakistan and the other became part of the then-Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.[8]

Geography

Poonch district has a total area of 1,674 square kilometres (646 sq mi). The district is bordered by Kulgam district, Shopian district and Budgam district in the east, Rajouri district to the south and Baramulla district and Haveli district, Pakistan administered Jammu and Kashmir to the north and Poonch district, Pakistani administered Kashmir to the west.

The district also

de-jure includes the areas of Poonch Division under Pakistani control (Bagh District, Haveli District, Poonch District, Sudhanoti District).[9]

Administration

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Bala Kote
Bala Kote
Mankote
Mankote
Mendhar
Mendhar
Surankote
Surankote
Mandi
Mandi
Poonch
Poonch
(Haveli)
Poonch district tehsils

The district headquarters is in the

tehsils
:

Each tehsil has its Tehsildar, who is the administrative head. The district is further divided into eleven. blocks: Poonch, Mandi, Loran Sathra Mendhar, Mankote Balakote, Surankote and Buffliaz.[10] The administrative head of each block is the Block Development Officer (BDO). Each block consists of a number of panchayats. Recently added One Sub Division(Surnkote), other is Mendhar. Poonch district has a total of 179 villages.

Economy

In 2006 the

640).[11] It is one of the three districts in Jammu and Kashmir currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[11]

Politics

Poonch district has 3 assembly constituencies:

Jammu-Poonch Lok Sabha constituency. The present MP of Jammu–Poonch constituency is Jugal Kishore Sharma of the BJP.[3][12]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1901 102,011—    
1911 112,009+9.8%
1921 117,759+5.1%
1931 127,477+8.3%
1941 140,446+10.2%
1951 147,489+5.0%
1961 154,532+4.8%
1971 170,787+10.5%
1981 224,197+31.3%
1991 290,727+29.7%
2001 372,613+28.2%
2011 476,835+28.0%
† 1951 and 1991 populations are estimated
Source: Census of India[13]
Religion in Poonch district (2011)[14]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 90.45%
Hinduism
 
 6.84%
Sikhism
 
 2.35%
Other or not stated
 
 0.36%

Languages of Poonch district (2011)[15]

  Pahari (50.21%)
  Gojri (40.39%)
  Kashmiri (5.37%)
  Urdu (1.86%)
  Others (2.17%)

According to the

640). The district has a population density of 285 inhabitants per square kilometre (740/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 27.97%. Poonch has a sex ratio of 893 females for every 1000 males (which varies with religion),[14] and a literacy rate of 68.69%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes account for 0.1% and 36.9% of the population of the district.[17] The district is 90.45% Muslim.[14]

Religion

As of  2011[update], the proportions of different religions in the district were as follows: Islam (90.45%), Hinduism (6.84%), Sikhism (2.35%), Christianity (0.20%), not stated (0.15%), and others (0.02%).[14]

Only 8.1% of the district's population lived in urban areas. The proportions of religions in urban areas differed from the district as a whole, being: Islam (51.38%), Hinduism (32.82%), Sikhism (14.62%), Christianity (0.96%), not stated (0.20%), and others (0.03%).[14]

Poonch district: religion, gender ratio, and % urban of population, according to the 2011 Census.[14]
Hindu Muslim Christian Sikh Buddhist Jain Other Not stated Total
Total 32,604 431,279 958 11,188 83 10 2 711 476,835
6.84% 90.45% 0.20% 2.35% 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% 0.15% 100.00%
Male 23,684 220,636 614 6,497 76 5 1 386 251,899
Female 8,920 210,643 344 4,691 7 5 1 325 224,936
Gender ratio (% female) 27.4% 48.8% 35.9% 41.9% 8.4% 50.0% 50.0% 45.7% 47.2%
Sex ratio
(no. of females per 1,000 males) 		377 955 560 722 – – – 842 893
Urban 12,677 19,848 371 5,647 8 3 0 76 38,630
Rural 19,927 411,431 587 5,541 75 7 2 635 438,205
% Urban 38.9% 4.6% 38.7% 50.5% 9.6% 30.0% 0.0% 10.7% 8.1%
Sex Ratio in Poonch District in 2011 Census.[14]
(no. females per 1,000 males)
Religion (and population) Sex Ratio
Muslim (pop 431,279)
 
 955
Hindu (pop 32,604)
 
 377
Sikh (pop 11,188)
 
 722
Other (pop 1,764)
 
 630
Total (pop 476,835)
 
 893

Major clans and ethnicities include

Dogri.[18][19]

Transportation

Air

The

Sheikh ul-Alam International Airport in Srinagar
which is located around 180 kilometres from Poonch town.

Rail

There is no railway connectivity to Poonch yet. There are plans to build the Jammu–Poonch line in the near future to connect Poonch with Jammu.[20] The nearest major railway station is Jammu Tawi railway station which is located 235 kilometres from district headquarters Poonch.

Road

Poonch district is connected to the summer capital Jammu by the NH 144A alongside other intra-district roads. It also has road connectivity with Srinagar through the picturesque Mughal Road. There are plans to upgrade the existing NH 144A to four-lane for faster movement of traffic.[21] A bus across the LOC, the Poonch–Rawalakot Bus has helped to re-establish ties across the border.

Education

Schools

  • Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Surankote[22]

Gallery

See also

References

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