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Pouni
Village
Pouni is located in Jammu and Kashmir
Pouni
Pouni
Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Pouni is located in India
Pouni
Pouni
Pouni (India)
Coordinates: 33°05′N 74°41′E / 33.09°N 74.68°E / 33.09; 74.68[1]
Country India
Union Territory Jammu and Kashmir
DistrictReasi
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,259[2]
Languages
 • SpokenDogri, Hindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
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
Scheduled caste 60 29 31
Scheduled tribe 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

References

  1. ^ "Pouni (Google Maps)". Google Maps. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Pouni Population". Our Hero. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Pouni Pin Code". Pin Codes.net. Retrieved 20 March 2020.


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