Pouni, Jammu and Kashmir explained

Pouni
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Jammu and Kashmir#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Coordinates:33.09°N 74.68°W[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:Union Territory
Subdivision Name1: Jammu and Kashmir
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Reasi
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:1259[2]
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Spoken
Demographics1 Info1:Dogri, Hindi, Gojri
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:185203[3]

Pouni is a village and municipality in Reasi district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The town is located 25 km from the district headquarters Reasi Town.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Pouni village has 254 households.[2] The literacy rate of Pouni was 85.08% compared to 67.16% of Jammu and Kashmir. In Pouni, Male literacy stands at 90.21% while the female literacy rate was 79.70%.

Demographics (2011 Census)! !! Total !! Male !! Female
Population 1259 647 612
Children aged below 6 years 160 85 75
60 29 31
17 10 7
Literacy 85.08% 90.21% 79.70%
Workers (all) 538 319 219
Main workers (total) 383 312 71
Marginal workers (total) 155 7 148

Transport

Road

Pouni is well-connected by road to other places in Jammu and Kashmir and India by Pouni Road, NH 144 and NH 144A along Dubey karyana Store.

Rail

The nearest major railway stations to Pouni are Reasi railway station but it is proposed construction railway station and another railway station are Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra railway station, Jammu Tawi railway station and Udhampur Railway Station located at a distance of 46 Kilometres, 90 Kilometres and 87 Kilometres respectively.

Air

The nearest airport to Pouni is Jammu Airport located at a distance of 95 kilometres and is a 2.5-hour drive.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pouni (Google Maps). Google Maps. 20 March 2020.
  2. Web site: Pouni Population. Our Hero. 19 March 2020.
  3. Web site: Pouni Pin Code. Pin Codes.net. 20 March 2020.