# Bhera Village, Mendhar, Punch (Jammu and Kashmir) – PIN Code

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Village · Mendhar, Punch 

# Bhera

Bhera is a village in Mendhar sub-district of Punch district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185111**. The 2011 Census counted **2,743 people in 554 households**, the 18th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%.

- 2,743people (2011)
- 554households
- 67.4%literacy
- 185111PIN code

## Bhera PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhera is 185111.** Bhera falls in Mendhar sub-district, Punch district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code185111
- Gram panchayatAri
- Community development blockMendhar
- Census village code001207

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Bhera from nearby towns?

- Mendhar (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Punch (district HQ)53 km by road
- Punch (nearest town)35 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Bhera?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Bhera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Punch
- ○Degree college10+ km · Punch
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Punch
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 14 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bhera known for?

The main crops are **rice, wheat and ghee**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil and nil. About 32% of the 507 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Bhera

Of every 100 households in Bhera in 2011, 94 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bhera · ■ Mendhar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**85%

Tap water ****65%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**88%

Use banking services ****63%**

**60%

Television ****36%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**37%

Own their home ****98%**

**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).

## What is the population of Bhera?

■ Bhera · ■ Mendhar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.4%**

**69.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****779**

**891

Working population ****42.6%**

**38.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.0% for men and 54.6% for women. 49% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 255 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 265 (23%) · **■** Marginal 633 (54%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Mendhar

- Ochhad3,585 people
- Ghani3,283 people
- Bhata Dhurian2,987 people
- Kalar Mohra2,950 people
- Balnoi2,425 people
- Banola2,342 people
- Bhati Dhar2,334 people
- Sagra2,311 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhera?185111
- How far is Bhera from Punch?53 km by road
- What is the population of Bhera?2,743 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhera in?Punch district (Mendhar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Bhera?67.4% (Census 2011)