Poonch is a district in Jammu And Kashmir State of India. It has a total of 4 Tehsils in this district. The district has an total area of 1,674 sq km. There are 3 towns and 178 villages in this district.
The district has an total area of 1,674 sq km., 24 sq km is urban and 1650 sq km is rural. Out of total population of Poonch, 529,287 in the district, 38,630 are in urban area and 438,205 are in rural area. 7,216 households are in urban, 83,045 are in rural area. 30,183 literate people are in urban, 231,541 are in rural area.
The most spoken Language in Poonch is Urdu, Kashmiri, Hindi, Punjabi.
The Poonch average altitude (elevation) 5753 metres above sealevel.
Tehsil is the local administrative division mostly a town or city, Below is the Poonch District Tehsils list in the state of Jammu And Kashmir, Tehsil can be considered as sub-districts, As on the last 2011 census, Poonch is divided into 4 Tehsils.
According to 2011 Census of India, Poonch District Tehsils population, Below is the list of Poonch Tehsils househods, total population and as per male and female statistics.
| Tehsils | Population 2011 | Male | Female | Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poonch | 83,600 | 43,804 | 39,796 | 16,375 |
| Mandi | 77,947 | 41,365 | 36,582 | 16,313 |
| Mendhar | 116,972 | 60,888 | 56,084 | 20,894 |
| Balakote | 24,394 | 12,409 | 11,985 | 4,440 |
| Surankote | 90,298 | 47,417 | 42,881 | 17,045 |
| Buffliaze | 50,027 | 26,412 | 23,615 | 8,884 |