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Pouni | |
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  Pouni Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India Show map of Jammu and Kashmir Pouni Pouni (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:33°05′N74°41′E / 33.09°N 74.68°E /33.09; 74.68[1] | |
| Country |  India |
| Union Territory |  Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Reasi |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,259[2] |
| Languages | |
| • Spoken | Dogri,Hindi,Gojri |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 185203[3] |
Pouni is avillage andmunicipality inReasi district of theIndianunion territory ofJammu and Kashmir. The town is located 25 km from the district headquartersReasi Town.
According to the2011 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%.
| 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 |
Pouni is well-connected by road to other places in Jammu and Kashmir and India by Pouni Road,NH 144 andNH 144A along Dubey karyana Store.
The nearest major railway stations to Pouni areReasi railway station but it is proposed construction railway station and another railway station areShri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra railway station,Jammu Tawi railway station andUdhampur Railway Station located at a distance of 46 Kilometres, 90 Kilometres and 87 Kilometres respectively.
The nearest airport to Pouni isJammu Airport located at a distance of 95 kilometres and is a 2.5-hour drive.
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