Punch is one of district of Jammu & Kashmir in India. There are 4 Tehsils, 178 villages and 3 towns in Punch district.
As per the Census India 2011, Punch district has 90261 households, population of 476835 of which 251899 are males and 224936 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 84674 which is 17.76% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Punch district is around
893 compared to
889 which is average of Jammu & Kashmir state. The literacy rate of Punch district is 54.89% out of which 64.84% males are literate and 43.74% females are literate. The total area of Punch is 1674 sq.km with population density of 285 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 91.9% of population lives in Urban area and 8.1% lives in Rural area. There are 0.12% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 36.93% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Punch district.
Punch Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 476835 | 100% |
| Muslim | 431279 | 90.45% |
| Hindu | 32604 | 6.84% |
| Sikh | 11188 | 2.35% |
| Christian | 958 | 0.2% |
| Religion not stated | 711 | 0.15% |
| Buddhist | 83 | 0.02% |
| Jain | 10 | 0% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 2 | 0% |
Punch Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Area(sq.km) | 24.08 | 1649.92 |
| Number of households | 7216 | 83045 |
| Total Population | 38630 | 438205 |
| Population (%) | 57.27% | 47.56% |
| Male Population | 22125 | 229774 |
| Female Population | 16505 | 208431 |
| Sex Ratio | 746 | 907 |
| Literacy (%) | 78.13% | 52.84% |
List of Tehsils in Punch
Check out complete list of all Tehsils of Punch district, Jammu & Kashmir
| Tehsil | Population | Area (km2) | Pop. Density | Sex-ratio |
|---|
| Mendhar | 141366 | 424.69 | 333 | 929 |
| Haveli | 132767 | 278.42 | 477 | 856 |
| Surankote | 124755 | 250.23 | 499 | 899 |
| Mandi | 77947 | 196.28 | 397 | 884 |
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