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

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Village · Mendhar, Punch 

# Chhajla

Chhajla is a village in Mendhar sub-district of Punch district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185111**. The 2011 Census counted **6,558 people in 1,144 households**, the 5th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%.

- 6,558people (2011)
- 1,144households
- 62.7%literacy
- 185111PIN code

## Chhajla PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code185111
- Gram panchayatChhajijla Upper
- Community development blockMendhar
- Census village code001197

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

## How far is Chhajla from nearby towns?

- Mendhar (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Punch (district HQ)26 km by road
- Punch (nearest town)26 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 Chhajla?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Chhajla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 16 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mendhar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Punch
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Punch
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Chhajla known for?

The main crops are **rice, wheat and ghee**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil and nil. About 25% of the 2,144 hectares of village land is sown, and 77 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 Chhajla

Of every 100 households in Chhajla in 2011, 76 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chhajla · ■ Mendhar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**85%

Tap water ****10%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**88%

Use banking services ****56%**

**60%

Television ****15%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****33%**

**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).

## What is the population of Chhajla?

■ Chhajla · ■ Mendhar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.7%**

**69.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****907**

**891

Working population ****22.5%**

**38.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.8% for men and 49.5% for women. 30% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 203 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (3%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 430 (29%) · **■** Marginal 788 (53%)

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

- Gohlad12,696 people
- Gursahi11,136 people
- Ari7,772 people
- Galhuta7,372 people
- Salwah6,456 people
- Dhargloon6,005 people
- Mankote4,866 people
- Chhungan4,509 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chhajla?185111
- How far is Chhajla from Punch?26 km by road
- What is the population of Chhajla?6,558 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhajla in?Punch district (Mendhar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Chhajla?62.7% (Census 2011)