The India Village Balakote, is located in the taluk of Balakote, district of Poonch, in the State of Jammu & Kashmir.
About Balakote
- Balakote Balakote is a City in Balakote Tehsil in Poonch District of Jammu & Kashmir State, India
- It is located 29 KM towards South from District head quarters Poonch
- It is a Tehsil head quarter
- Balakote is surrounded by Surankote Tehsil towards North , Mendhar Tehsil towards west , Manjakote Tehsil towards South , Bufliaz Tehsil towards East
- Rajauri , Punch , Baramula , Sopore are the nearby Cities to Balakote
- This Place is in the border of the Poonch District and Rajauri District
- Rajauri District Manjakote is South towards this place
- Demographics of Balakote Urdu is the Local Language here.
Location Details
Tehsil Name : Balakote
District : Poonch
State : Jammu & Kashmir
Language : Urdu and Dogri, Gojri
Time zone: IST (UTC+5:30)
Elevation / Altitude: 1580 meters. Above Seal level
Telephone Code / Std Code: 01962
How to Reach Balakote
Balakote
By Train
There is no railway station near to Balakote in less than 10 km. How ever Jammu Tawi Rail Way Station is major railway station 127 KM near to Balakote Pincodes near Balakote 185212 ( Thanamandi ) , 185121 ( Samote ) , 185111 ( Dharamsal Mendhar )
Nearby Railway Stations
Rajwansher- 76 KM
Badgam- 78 KM
Sri Nagar- 84 KM
Kakapore- 84 KM
Places to Visit
Rajauri- 25 KM
Poonch- 28 KM
Khilanmarg- 53 KM
Gulmarg- 62 KM
Pulwama- 76 KM
Balakote Nearby Places
Few nearby places of Balakote are listed below for your reference:
Cities
Rajauri- 25 KM
Punch- 27 KM
Baramula- 78 KM
Sopore- 93 KM
Taluks
Balakote- 0 KM
Surankote- 7 KM
Mendhar- 10 KM
Manjakote- 13 KM
Airports
Srinagar Airport- 76 KM
Satwari Airport- 128 KM
Pathankot Airport- 224 KM
Raja Sansi Airport- 241 KM
District Head Quarters
Poonch- 8 KM
Rajauri- 26 KM
Shopian- 64 KM
Badgam- 77 KM