Poonch (town)

For other uses, see Poonch (disambiguation).

Poonch
Prunts
Punch
Town
A view of Poonch City from Ajote temple.
A view of Poonch City from Ajote temple.
Poonch is located in Jammu and Kashmir
Poonch
Poonch
Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Poonch is located in India
Poonch
Poonch
Poonch (India)
Coordinates: 33°46′13″N 74°05′33″E / 33.7703°N 74.0925°E / 33.7703; 74.0925[1]
CountryIndia
Union TerritoryJammu & Kashmir
DivisionJammu
DistrictPoonch
TehsilHaveli
Government
 • Vidhan Sabha ConstituencyPoonch–Haveli
 • MLAVacant[2]
 • DDCTazeem Akhter, Independent
Area
[3]
 • Total10.36 km2 (4.00 sq mi)
Elevation
[1]
1,021 m (3,349 ft)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total26,854
 • Density2,600/km2 (6,700/sq mi)
DemonymPoonchi
Languages
 • OfficialDogri, English, Hindi, Kashmiri, Urdu[4][5]
 • SpokenPahari, Gojri, Kashmiri
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
185101
Vehicle registrationJK-12
Websitepoonch.nic.in

Poonch (or Punch), (called Prunts in the Kashmiri, Gojri & Pahari languages) is a town and the administrative headquarters of the Poonch district, of the Indian-administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, which is part of the larger disputed territory of Kashmir. It is located near the Line of Control – the de facto border in the disputed region. Poonch shares a de facto border with the Poonch district of the Pakistan-administered, self-governing territory of Azad Kashmir.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference fallingrain was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Jammu and Kashmir Assembly dissolved". Economic Times. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Census2011-town_pop was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.