Poonch District, India
Poonch district | |
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District of Jammu and Kashmir administered by India | |
View of Mandi Town in Poonch | |
Interactive map of Poonch district | |
Poonch district is in the Jammu division (shown with neon blue boundary) of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir (shaded in tan) in the disputed Kashmir region | |
| Coordinates (Poonch (town)): 33°42′N 74°14′E / 33.700°N 74.233°E | |
| Administering country | India |
| Union Territory | Jammu & Kashmir |
| Division | Jammu |
| Capital | Poonch |
| Headquarters | Poonch |
| Tehsils | 1. Balakote, 2. Haveli, 3. Mandi, 4. Mankote, 5. Mendhar, 6. Surankote |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha Constituency | Anantnag - Rajouri |
| • MP | Mian Altaf Ahmad Larvi, JKNC |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | 3 constituencies |
| • District Magistrate | Mr. Vikas Kundal, IAS |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,674 km2 (646 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,000 m (3,300 ft) |
| Population (2011)228 | |
• Total | 476,835 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (740/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 8.1% |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 66.74% |
| • Sex ratio | 893 ♀/ 1000 ♂ |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Gojri, Dogri, English, Hindi, Kashmiri, Urdu |
| • Spoken | Gojri, Pahari-Pothwari |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | JK-12 |
| Major highways | NH 144A |
| Website | poonch |
Poonch or Punch is a district of the Jammu division of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. With headquarters in the town of Poonch, it is bounded by the Line of Control (boundary between Indian and Pakistan administered Kashmir) on three sides (north, west and south). The 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.