CENSUS OF INDIA 2001 SERIES-2 JAMMU & KASHMIR DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK Part - A & B PUNCH DISTRICT VILLAGE & TOWN DIRECTORY -<}- VILLAGE AND TOWNWISE PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT Chander Shakher Sapru Deputy Director of Census Operations, Jammu & Kashmir Product Code Number ??-???-2001 - Cen-Book (E) Budha Amarnath -.wenty five Kms in the north east of Punch town is situated an ancient temple I of Lord Shiva on the left bank of Pulsta stream. The area is known as Rajpura Mandi, two Kms above Mandi village. The stream which flows near it, is Loran stream but it is believed by the locals that Ravan's grand father Pulasta Rishi performed his tapasya on the bank of this stream and thus came to be known a;s Pulasta stream. The motiff is about a unique Shlva temple which is located on the foot hill and not on the hill top and secondly the Shivaling of white marbled stone which is not manmade but a naturally formed Shivalinga. This shrine is said to be older than that of Amarnathji of Kashmir. The shrine is held i n high esteem by Hindus and Muslims alike. The pilgrimage to Budha Amarnath takes place every year on the occasion of 'Srovana Puranmashi", though people visit the shrine throughout the year. The shrine is revered by all and before partition many people used to visit this shrine from areas now occupied by Pakistan. It is believed to be very rewarding especially for barren couples and those without employment. (iii) Contents Pages Foreword ix. Preface xi Acknowledgement xiii District highlights - 2001 Census xvii Important statistics in the district xix. Ranking of tahsils in the district xxi Statements 1-9 Statement-I : Name of the headquarters of district/tahsil, their rural-urban status and distance from district headquarters xxii Statement-2 Name of headquarters of district/CD block, their rural-urban status and distance from district headquarters xxii Staternent-3 Population of the district at each census from 190 I to 200 I xxii Statement-4 Area, number of villages/towns and population in the district and tahsils xxiv Statement-5 C.D. blockwise number of villages and their population, 2001 xxv Statement-6 Population of urban agglomeration (including constituent units! towns-200 I) x...x.v Statement-7 Villages with population of 5000 and above at C.D. block Level as per 2001 Census and amenities available xxvi Statement-8 Statutory towns with population less than 5000 as per 200 I Census and amenities available xxvii Statement-9 : Houseless and institutional population oftahsils rural-urban, 2001 xxvii Analytical note i) History and scope of district census handbook 3 ii) Brief history of the district iii) ·.Administrative set up 4 i\) PI" ,i,al features 5-8 \) Census conc"pts 9-14 vi) Non-census concepts 14-18 \ii) 2001 Census findings - population and its distribution 19<W a) Distribution of population in rural and urban areas 20-21 b) Size, Class and status of towns, growth rate, density, sex ratio, 21-23 work participation rate, literacy and religl0n (v) Pages c) Mother tongue, reJigion, scheduled castes and scheduled tribes of earljer censuses 23-24 Brief analysis of primary census abstract(PCA) data based on inset tables - 1-36 25-47 Brief analysis of village directory and town directory data ba~ed on inset tables 37- 47 47·54 Brief analysis of the data on house and household amenities based on inset tables 48-52 54-61 yjii) Major social and cultural events, natural and administrative developments and significant activities during the decade 61-62 ix) Brief description of places of religious historical and places of tourist interest in the towns of the district 62-63 x) Major characteristics of district, contribution of the district in the fonn of any historical figure associated with the district 63-64 xi) Scope of village directory and town directory 64-66 PART-A: VILLAGE AND TOWN DIRECTORY Section-I : Village Directory a) Note explaining the abbreviation used in village directory 71-74 b) List of villages merged in towns and outgrowth at 2001 Census 74 c) Community Development (C.D.) blockwise village directory data CD block map of Pooneh showing tahsil boundary 75 Alphabetical list of villages along",ith location code of 1981 and 2001 77 Village directory of Pooneh CD block 78-85 CD block map of Mandi showing tahsil boundary 87 Alphabetical list of villages alongwith location code of 1981 and 2001 89 Village directory of Mandi CD block 90-99 CD block map of Surankote showing tahsil boundary Alphabetical list of villages alongwith location code of 1981 and 2001 101 Village directory of Surankote CD block 102-111 CD block map of Mendhar showing tahsil boundary 113 Alphabetical list of villages alongwith location code of 1981 and 2001 115 Village directory of Mendhar CD block 116-123 CD block Map of Balakotc showing tahsil boundary 125 Alphabetical list of villages alongwith location code of 1981 and 2001 127 Village directory of Balukote CD block 128-131 (vii J Pages Appendices to Village Directory Appendix-I : Abstract of educational, medical and other amenities in villages - CO. block level Appendix-IA Villages by number of primary schools 136 Appendix-IB Villages by primary, middle and secondary schools 137 Appendix-Ie Villages with different sources of drinking water facilities available 137 Appendix-II Villages with 5000 and above population which do not have one or more amenities available 138 Appendix-ITA Census towns which do not have one or more amenities 139 Appendix-lll Land utilization data in respect of census towns/non-municipal towns 139 Appendix-IV CO. bfockwise list of inhabited villages where no amenity other than drinking water facility is available 139 Appendix-V Summary showing number of villages not having scheduled castes population 140 Appendix-VI Summary showing number of villages not having scheduled tribes population 140 Appendix-VilA: List of villages according to the proportion of the scheduled castes to the total population by ranges 141 Appendi,x-VII8: List of villages according to the proportion of the scheduled tribes to the total population by ranges 141-143 Appendix-VIII Number of villages under each gram panchayat (C.D. bIQck-wise) 144 Appendix-IX Statement sho\"r'ing number of girls schools in the villages (CD. block-wise) Section-II: Town Directory a) Note explaining the abbreviation used in town directory 149-151 Town directory statements (I-VII) b) Statement I - Status and growth history 152-153 c) Statement 11- Physical aspects and location of towns 152-153 d) Statement III - Municipal finance 152-153 e) Statement IV - Civic and other amenities 154-155 f) Stat~ment V - Medical. educational. recreational and cultural facilities 154-155 g) Statement VI -Trade. commerce., industr). and ban~ing 156-: 57 h) Statement VII - Civic and other am.enities in slums 156-157 i) Appendix to Town Directory - Towns showing their outgrovith with popUlation 158 PART-B : PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTR-<\.CT a) Brief note on primary census abstract 161-163 b) District primary censuS abstract (general) 164-169 (vii) Pages c) Appendix to district primary census abstract i.e. Urban blockwise figures of total scheduled castes & scheduled tribes population 170·171 Primary census abstract Cor scheduled castes 172·177 Primary census abstract for scheduled tribes 178-183 C.D. blockwise village primary census abstract i) Primary census abstract - Poonch C.D. block 184-189 U) Primary census abstract -Mandi C.D. block 190-195 iiI) Primary census abstract -Surankote C.D. block 196·201 iv) Primary census abstract -Mendhar C.D. block 202-207 v) Primary census abstract -Balakote C.D. block 208·213 Urban primary census abstract 214·219 Annexures Annexure-I Percentage distribution of migrants by place of birth/place of last residence. 1981 & 2001 Census 2~U-227 Annexure-II Brief account of main religions in the district/tahsil as per 1981 & 2001 Census 228-232 Annexure-III : Marital status of population as per 1981 & 2001 Census 233-236 Annexure-IV: Age. Sex and Education in the districL 198 I & 2001 CenslI::> 237-242 Annexure-Y : Distribution of different mother tongues returned in 1981 Census :·U-246 Foreword The District Census Handbook (DCHB) published by Census Organisation since 1951 Census, is one of the important publications in the context of planning and development at gross-root level. The publication, which is brought out for each district, contains several demographic and socio-economic characteristics village-wise and town-wise of the district, contains several demographic and socio-economi.c characteristics village-wise and town-wise of the district alongwith the status of availability of civic amenties, infrastructural facilities etc. The scope of the DCHB was initially confined to a few Census Tables and Primary Census Abstract (PCA) of each village and town within the district. Thereafter, at successive Censuses, its scope and covrage has been enlarged. The DCHB published at the 1961 Census provided a descriptive'account of the district, administrative statistics, Census tables and a village and town directory including PCA. The 197 I Census­ DCHB series was in three parts: Part-A related to village and town directory, Part-B to village and lown PCA and Part-C comprised analytical report, administrative statistics, district census tables and certain analytical tables based on PCA and amenity data in respect of villages. The 1981 Census DCHB was in two parts: Part-A contained village ad town directory and Part-B the PCA of village and town including the SCs and STs PCA up 10 tahsil/town levels. New features alongwith restructuring of the formats of village and town directory were added into it.