Back بونش Arabic بونش (تجمع سكان فى مقاطعه بونش) ARZ পুঞ্চ BPY Punch (ciutat) Catalan Pūnch (lungsod) CEB Punch (Stadt) German Πουντς Greek Punch (India) Spanish پونچ Persian Poonch French
Poonch
Prunts Punch | |
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Town | |
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| Coordinates: 33°46′13″N 74°05′33″E / 33.7703°N 74.0925°E[1] | |
| Country | India |
| Union Territory | Jammu & Kashmir |
| Division | Jammu |
| District | Poonch |
| Tehsil | Haveli |
| Government | |
| • Vidhan Sabha Constituency | Poonch–Haveli |
| • MLA | Vacant[2] |
| • DDC | Tazeem Akhter, Independent |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.36 km2 (4.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,021 m (3,349 ft) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 26,854 |
| • Density | 2,600/km2 (6,700/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Poonchi |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Dogri, English, Hindi, Kashmiri, Urdu[4][5] |
| • Spoken | Pahari, Gojri, Kashmiri |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 185101 |
| Vehicle registration | JK-12 |
| Website | poonch |
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.
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Census2011-town_popwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.