Surankote Valley

Surankote is a tehsil and municipal committee in the Poonch district of the state of Jammu and Kashmir. It occupies the Surankote valley, located between the Pir-Panjal and Rattan-Panjal ranges within the Himalayas. The latitude 34.09 and longitude 74.79 are the geo-coordinate of the Surankote. Surankote Township is exactly 27 kilometers in the eastern side of Poonch city. The distance between Srinagar (summer capital) and Surankote has been reduced from 588 km to 106 km through Mughal Road and 221 kilometers away from winter capital Jammu. The valley comprises 43 villages. The total projected population of the valley is 127,000 which include Gujjars, Bakerwals, Paharis, and Kashmiris. Twenty-four villages are located at the slope of main Pir Panchal ranges while 19 villages are found on the slopes of Rattan Panchal range. The climatic conditions resemble with that of Kashmir. As of 2011 census Surankote has a population of 8,892.males constitute 53% of population while females form 47% share. The average literacy is 73%.