4-690: 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 . Religion in Surankote Tehsil (2011) 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
8-785: A sub-division of a district. The current terms have replaced earlier geographical terms, such as pargana and thana . Most subdistricts in India correspond to an area within a district including the designated city , town , hamlet , or other populated place that serves as its administrative centre, with possible additional towns , and usually a number of villages . In the Indian administrative context, states adopt various nomenclatures for their sub-district divisions, including Tehsil , Taluk, Circle, Subdivision, and Mandal . Notably, Tehsil predominates in North Indian states , whereas Taluk
12-578: 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. List of subdistricts in India India has 28 states and eight union territories , which are divided into divisions comprising several districts. Subdistricts are most commonly referred to as tehsils , which comes under
16-555: 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
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