# Mendhar, Punch (Jammu and Kashmir) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · Punch, Jammu and Kashmir 

# Mendhar

Mendhar is a sub-district of Punch district, Jammu and Kashmir. At the 2011 Census it had **141,366 people**, 1 town and 56 villages (51 inhabited). The largest village is Gohlad (12,696 people).

- 141,366people (2011)
- 56villages
- 1towns
- 69.8%literacy

## Population of Mendhar compared with Punch

■ Mendhar · ■ Punch district

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.8%**

**66.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**893

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****890**

**893

Working population ****38.7%**

**33.8%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Mendhar

Of every 100 households in Mendhar in 2011, 75 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mendhar · ■ Punch district

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**79%

Tap water ****22%**

**49%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**84%

Use banking services ****61%**

**69%

Television ****19%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****37%**

**37%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Mendhar

- Naka Majiari5,033 people

## Largest villages in Mendhar

- Gohlad · 12,696 people
- Gursahi · 11,136 people
- Ari · 7,772 people
- Galhuta · 7,372 people
- Chhajla · 6,558 people
- Salwah · 6,456 people
- Dhargloon · 6,005 people
- Mankote · 4,866 people
- Chhungan · 4,509 people
- Kas Balari · 4,164 people
- Dharana · 4,133 people
- Sangiot · 3,984 people
- Kala Ban · 3,808 people
- Ochhad · 3,585 people
- Ghani · 3,283 people
- Bhata Dhurian · 2,987 people

[All 56 villages in Mendhar →](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/punch/mendhar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Mendhar?56 (51 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Mendhar in?Punch district, Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the population of Mendhar?141,366 (Census 2011)