About Punch District

Punch is a district in Jammu and Kashmir, India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of Punch was 476,835 with a growth rate of 27.97%. Punch covers 1,674 Km² area. Sex ratio of Punch's population is 893 females for every 1000 males, while child sex ratio is 893 females out of 1000 males.

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For easier reading, details are categorized in four sections i.e. Population of Punch, Urban/Rural population of Punch, Literacy data of Punch and Religion wise data of Punch. Below are the full details and list of tehsils in Punch,Jammu and Kashmir, India. Select any of these to know detailed information about them.

Area, population and sex ratio of Punch

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	DESCRIPTION	VALUE
Total Population	476,835	Growth (%)	27.97
Male Population	251,899	Sex Ratio	893
Female Population	224,936	Child Sex Ratio	893
Area ( In Km. Square )	1,674

Punch has a total population of 476,835 people. Out of this, the male population stands at 251,899 while the female population 224,936. The district area is 1,674 square kilometers.

In terms of demographic statistics, Punch has sex ratio of 893 females per 1000 males and a child sex ratio of 893 girls per 1000 boys.

Urban/Rural Population of Punch

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	DESCRIPTION	VALUE
Urban Population	38,630	Rural Population	438,205
Urban Population (%)	8.10	Rural Population (%)	91.90
Urban male Population	22,125	Rural Male Population	229,774
Urban Female Population	16,505	Rural Female Population	208,431
Urban Sex Ratio	746	Rural Sex Ratio	907

Punch urban population is 38,630 (8.10% of the total), while the rural population is 438,205 (91.90% of the total). Across the decade to 2011 the district grew by 27.97% overall.

Among the urban population 22,125 are males, and 16,505 are females, resulting in an urban sex ratio of 746 females per 1000 males. In the rural population 229,774 are males and 208,431 are females, resulting in an rural sex ratio of 907 females per 1000 males.

Literacy data of Punch

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	DESCRIPTION	VALUE
Total Literate	261,724	Literacy (%)	66.74
Male Literate	163,333	Male Literacy (%)	78.84
Female Literate	98,391	Female Literacy (%)	53.19
Urban Literate	30,183	Rural Literate	231,541
Urban Male Literates	18,617	Urban Male Literacy (%)	94.16
Rural Male Literates	144,716	Rural Male Literacy (%)	77.23
Urban Female Literates	11,566	Urban Female Literacy (%)	80.18
Rural Female Literates	86,825	Rural Female Literacy (%)	50.90

The literacy data of Punch highlights a total literacy rate stands at 66.74% with 261,724 literate individuals. Male literacy is 78.84% while female literacy is lower at 53.19% among them, 163,333 males and 98,391 females are literate, highlighting a gender gap.

Urban areas show higher literacy rate with 30,183 people being literate, with men at 94.16% and female at 80.18%, compared to rural areas whereas 231,541 people are literate, with male at 77.23% and female at 50.90%. Highlights a gap between urban and rural literacy rates.

Religion Wise Data of Punch

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	DESCRIPTION	VALUE
Hindu	32,604	Hindu (%)	6.84
Muslim	431,279	Muslim (%)	90.45
Sikh	11,188	Sikh (%)	2.35
Christian	958	Christian (%)	0.20
Jain	10	Jain (%)	0
Buddhist	83	Buddhist (%)	0.02
Other	2	Other (%)	0
Not Avaiable	711	Not Avaiable (%)	0.15

Punch population is mostly hindu (6.84%) with a total 32,604 people. Muslim(90.45%) with a total 431,279 people. Sikh are (2.35%) with a total 11,188 people. Smaller communities include Christian (0.20% with 958 people). Jain (0.00% with 10 people) Buddhist (0.02% with 83 people) and Other (0.00% with 2 people). Around (0.15% with 711 people) did not specify their religion. See the full religion breakdown for Punch.

List of Tehsils in Punch

Haveli

Area: 278 Km²

Population

132,767

Males

71,538

Females

61,229

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Mandi

Area: 196 Km²

Population

77,947

Males

41,365

Females

36,582

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Mendhar

Area: 425 Km²

Population

141,366

Males

73,297

Females

68,069

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Surankote

Area: 250 Km²

Population

124,755

Males

65,699

Females

59,056

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Common questions about Punch

As recorded in the Census of India 2011, Punch district had a population of 476,835. That figure has not been revised since, because no later census has been completed.

Punch is divided into 4 tehsils. Each one is listed on this page, and opening a tehsil shows every village recorded inside it.

The sex ratio of Punch is 893 females for every 1000 males. A figure below 1000 means women are outnumbered in the district.

The child sex ratio of Punch is 893 girls for every 1000 boys, counting only children aged 0 to 6.

The literacy rate of Punch is 66.74 per cent. That works out to 261,724 literate people.

Punch covers an area of 1,674 square kilometres.

438,205 people in Punch live in rural areas and 38,630 live in urban areas, so the district is counted as largely rural in character.

The population of Punch grew by 27.97 per cent between the 2001 and 2011 censuses.

Punch is a district of Jammu and Kashmir. You can open Jammu and Kashmir from this page to see all of its other districts.

A tehsil is the administrative level between a district and a village. Some states call the same unit a taluka, mandal, block or circle, but it sits in the same place in the hierarchy.