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

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Village · Mendhar, Punch 

# Galhuta

Galhuta is a village in Mendhar sub-district of Punch district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185111**. The 2011 Census counted **7,372 people in 1,434 households**, the 4th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%.

- 7,372people (2011)
- 1,434households
- 73.4%literacy
- 185111PIN code

## Galhuta PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code185111
- Gram panchayatGalhuta
- Community development blockMendhar
- Census village code001216

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

## How far is Galhuta from nearby towns?

- Mendhar (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Punch (district HQ)34 km by road
- Punch (nearest town)34 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 Galhuta?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Galhuta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school10+ km · Punch
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Punch
- ○Degree college10+ km · Punch
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajouri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- 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 Galhuta known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil and nil. About 36% of the 1,839 hectares of village land is sown, and 140 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 Galhuta

Of every 100 households in Galhuta in 2011, 88 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Galhuta · ■ Mendhar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**85%

Tap water ****15%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**10%

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

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**88%

Use banking services ****66%**

**60%

Television ****33%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****27%**

**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 Galhuta?

■ Galhuta · ■ Mendhar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%**

**69.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****795**

**891

Working population ****38.1%**

**38.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.7% for men and 63.7% for women. 45% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 256 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (1%) · **■** Household industry 22 (1%) · **■** Other work 411 (15%) · **■** Marginal 2,092 (75%)

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
- Chhajla6,558 people
- Salwah6,456 people
- Dhargloon6,005 people
- Mankote4,866 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Galhuta?185111
- How far is Galhuta from Punch?34 km by road
- What is the population of Galhuta?7,372 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Galhuta in?Punch district (Mendhar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Galhuta?73.4% (Census 2011)
