Surankote | |
Settlement Type: | Tehsil |
Pushpin Map: | India Jammu and Kashmir#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India |
Coordinates: | 33.639°N 74.254°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Name1: | Jammu and Kashmir |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Poonch |
Seat Type: | Headquarters |
Seat: | Surankote |
Government Type: | Tehsil |
Governing Body: | Tehsildar |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 124755 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Dogri, English, Hindi, Kashmiri, Urdu[1] [2] |
Demographics1 Title2: | Spoken |
Demographics1 Info2: | Gojri, Pahari |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 185121 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Registration Plate: | JK-12 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Major highways |
Blank Info Sec1: | NH 144A |
Surankote Tehsil is a tehsil of the Poonch district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is headquartered at the Surankote.
The Surankote tehsil is headquartered at Surankote.
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.
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.
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.
The tehsil is well-connected to other places in Jammu and Kashmir and India by the NH 144A and other intra-district roads.