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Surankote Tehsil is a tehsil of the Poonch district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is headquartered at the Surankote.

Surankote
Tehsil
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Coordinates: 33.639°N 74.254°E / 33.639; 74.254
Country	India
Union Territory	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Poonch
Headquarters	Surankote
Government
• Type	Tehsil
• Body	Tehsildar
Population  (2011)
• Total	124,755[1]
Languages
• Official	Dogri, English, Hindi, Kashmiri, Urdu[2][3]
• Spoken	Gojri, Pahari
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	185121
Vehicle registration	JK-12
Major highways	NH 144A
Website	poonch.nic.in

Administration

The Surankote tehsil is headquartered at Surankote.

Demographics

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.

Transportation

Air

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.

Rail

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.

Road

The tehsil is well-connected to other places in Jammu and Kashmir and India by the NH 144A and other intra-district roads.

See also

• Poonch
• Jammu and Kashmir
• Rajouri
• Surankote
• Jammu

References

External links

• The Official Website of Jammu and Kashmir Government, India
• Official Website of District Poonch, India
• Poonch Tehsil map, mapsofindia.com.

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