Poonch (town)

For other uses, see Poonch (disambiguation).

Poonch
Prunts
Punch
Town
A view of Poonch City
A view of Poonch City
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]
 • Total
10.36 km2 (4.00 sq mi)
Elevation
[1]
1,021 m (3,349 ft)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total
26,854
 • 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.