Surankote Tehsil

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Surankote
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Surankote
Surankote (India)
Coordinates: 33°38′20″N74°15′14″E / 33.639°N 74.254°E / 33.639; 74.254 Coordinates: 33°38′20″N74°15′14″E / 33.639°N 74.254°E / 33.639; 74.254
Country Flag of India.svg  India
Union Territory Government of Jammu and Kashmir.svg Jammu and Kashmir
District Poonch
Headquarters Surankote
Government
  Type Tehsil
  Body Tehsildar
Population
 (2011)
  Total124,755 [1]
Languages
  Official Dogri, English, Hindi, Kashmiri, Urdu [2] [3]
  Spoken Gojri, Pahari
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
185121
Vehicle registration JK-12
Major highways NH144A-IN.svg NH 144A
Website poonch.nic.in

Surankote Tehsil is a tehsil of the Poonch district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is headquartered at the Surankote.

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Administration

The Surankote tehsil is headquartered at Surankote.

Demographics

Religion in Surankote Tehsil (2011) [1]

   Islam (96.71%)
   Hinduism (2.56%)
   Sikhism (0.49%)
   Christianity (0.16%)
  Not Stated (0.07%)

The total projected population of Surankote Tehsil is 124,755, with 65,699 males and 59,056 females according to the 2011 census of India. The population includes Paharis, Gujjars, Bakerwals and Kashmiris.

Transportation

Air

Poonch Airport is a non-operational airstrip in the district headquarters Poonch located 30 kilometres from Surankote. The nearest airport to Surankote is Sheikh ul-Alam International Airport in Srinagar, located 150 kilometres from Surankote.

Rail

There is no railway connectivity to Surankote. There are plans to construct the Jammu–Poonch line which will connect Jammu with the district headquarters Poonch with railways. The nearest major railway station is Jammu Tawi railway station located 210 kilometres from Surankote.

Road

The tehsil is well-connected to other places in Jammu and Kashmir and India by the NH 144A and other intra-district roads.

Poonch district tehsils

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References

  1. 1 2 "Surankote Tehsil Population". Census India. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  2. "The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  3. "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. Retrieved 30 May 2021.