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{{about|a tehsil in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir|the district of Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir|Haveli District}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Haveli
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Tehsil
| image_skyline = Poonch3.jpg
| image_caption = View of Poonch Town
| pushpin_map = India Jammu and Kashmir#India
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
| coordinates = {{coord|33.77|N|74.24|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = {{nowrap|[[States and union territories of India|Union Territory]]}}
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Government of Jammu and Kashmir.svg}} [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of Jammu and Kashmir|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Poonch district, India|Poonch]]
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Poonch (town)|Poonch]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type = [[List of subdistricts in India|Tehsil]]
| governing_body = [[Tehsildar]]
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
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| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
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| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_note =
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Dogri language|Dogri]], [[English language|English]], [[Hindi]], [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]], [[Urdu]]
| demographics1_title2 = Spoken
| demographics1_info2 = [[Gujari language|Gojri]], [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]], [[Pahari language|Pahari]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 185101
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code =
| registration_plate = JK-12
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Roads in India|Major highways]]
| blank_info_sec1 = {{flagicon image|NH144A-IN.svg}} [[National Highway 144A (India)|NH 144A]]
| blank2_info_sec1 =
| website = {{url|www.poonch.nic.in}}
| footnotes =
| official_name =
}}

{{OSM Location map
| coord = {{coord|33.7|74.24}} 
| float = right
| zoom = 9
| width = 275
| height = 275
| caption = <center>Poonch district tehsils</center>
| nolabels = 1
| mapdata = Q2983134

| mark-coord1 = {{coord|33.7670|74.0957}}
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| mark-size1 = 10
| label1 = Poonch
| labela1 =
| labelb1 = (Haveli)
| label-size1 = 12
| label-color1 = hard red
| label-pos1 = top | label-offset-x1 = 0 | label-offset-y1 = 20
| mark-title1 = Poonch
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| mark-description1 = Haveli tehsil

| mark-coord2 = {{coord|33.7972|74.2551}}
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| label2 = Mandi
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| mark-description2 = Mandi tehsil

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| mark-size3 = 8
| label3 = Surankote
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| mark-title3 = Surankote
| mark-image3 =
| mark-description3 = Surankote tehsil

| mark-coord4 = {{coord|33.604852|74.142988}}
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| label4 = Mendhar
| label-size4 = 12
| label-color4 = hard red
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| mark-description4 = Mendhar tehsil

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| mark-title5 = Mankote
| mark-image5 =
| mark-description5 = Mankote tehsil

| mark-coord6 = {{coord|33.501455|74.180174}}
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| label6 = Bala Kote
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}}

The '''Haveli Tehsil''' is a [[tehsil]] of the [[Poonch district, India|Poonch district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and union territories of India|union territory]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. It is headquartered at the [[Poonch (town)|Poonch Town]].

== History ==
The [[History of Poonch District]] of the [[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)|princely state of Jammu and Kashmir]] had four tehsils: Haveli and Mendhar in the east, and Bagh and Sudhanoti in the west.<ref>{{citation |last=Snedden |first=Christopher |title=Understanding Kashmir and Kashmiris |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=s5KMCwAAQBAJ |year=2015 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-1-84904-342-7 |at=Appendix V}}</ref>

As a result of the [[First Kashmir War]] of 1947, the Haveli tehsil got bifurcated, with the northern half passing into Pakistani control and the southern half remaining in Indian-administered Kashmir. The Pakistani half of the tehsil has now been made into a [[Haveli District|district]].

The Haveli tehsil of the Indian-administered Kashmir was further bifurcated into the present Haveli tehsil and the Mandi tehsil based at [[Mandi River|Mandi]].

==Administration==
The Haveli tehsil is headquartered at [[Poonch (town)|Poonch]].

==Demographics==
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Religion in Haveli Tehsil (2011)<ref name="Haveli Tehsil Population">{{cite web|url=https://www.censusindia2011.com/jammu-kashmir/punch/haveli-population.html|title=Haveli Tehsil Population|work=Census India|accessdate=10 July 2021}}</ref>
|label1 = [[Islam]]
|value1 = 78.83
|color1 = Green
|label2 = [[Hinduism]]
|value2 = 13.79
|color2 = Orange
|label3 = [[Sikhism]]
|value3 = 6.88
|color3 = Yellow
|label4 = [[Christianity]]
|value4 = 0.35
|color4 = Blue
|label5 = [[Buddhism]]
|value5 = 0.01
|color5 = Gold
|label6 = Not Stated
|value6 = 0.14
|color6 = Black
}}

The total projected population of Haveli Tehsil is 132,767, with 71,538 males and 61,229 females according to the [[2011 census of India]]. The population includes [[Pahari people (Kashmir)|Pahari]]s, [[Gujjar]]s, [[Bakerwal]]s and [[Kashmiri people|Kashmiris]].

==Transportation==
===Air===
[[Poonch Airport]] is a non-operational airstrip in the tehsil headquarters [[Poonch (town)|Poonch]]. The nearest airport to Poonch is [[Sheikh ul-Alam International Airport]] in [[Srinagar]], located 180 kilometres from Poonch.

===Rail===
There is no railway connectivity to Poonch yet. There are plans to construct a [[Jammu–Poonch line]] which will connect [[Jammu]] with [[Poonch (town)|Poonch]] with railways. The nearest major railway station is [[Jammu Tawi railway station]] located 235 kilometres from Poonch.

===Road===
The tehsil is well-connected to other places in Jammu and Kashmir and India by the [[National Highway 144A (India)|NH 144A]] and other intra-district roads.

==See also==
*[[Poonch (town)|Poonch]]
*[[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
*[[Rajouri]]
*[[Surankote]]
*[[Jammu]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170915154945/http://jammukashmir.nic.in/ The Official Website of Jammu and Kashmir Government, India]
* [http://poonch.gov.in/ Official Website of District Poonch, India]
* [http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/jammuandkashmir/tehsil/poonch.html Poonch Tehsil map], mapsofindia.com.

{{Jammu and Kashmir}}
{{Poonch district, India}}

[[Category:Poonch district, India]]

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