# Ochhad Village, Mendhar, Punch (Jammu and Kashmir) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/punch/mendhar/ochhad/ Village · Mendhar, Punch # Ochhad Ochhad is a village in Mendhar sub-district of Punch district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185111**. The 2011 Census counted **3,585 people in 579 households**, the 14th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%. - 3,585people (2011) - 579households - 71.5%literacy - 185111PIN code ## Ochhad PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ochhad is 185111.** Ochhad falls in Mendhar sub-district, Punch district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code185111 - Gram panchayatHchadh - Community development blockMendhar - Census village code001179 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ochhad from nearby towns? - Mendhar (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Punch (district HQ)44 km by road - Punch (nearest town)44 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 Ochhad? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Ochhad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mankot - ○Degree college10+ km · Punch - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Punch - ○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, hand pumps 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 Ochhad known for? The main crops are **rice, wheat and ghee**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil and nil. About 30% of the 997 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 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 Ochhad Of every 100 households in Ochhad in 2011, 77 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Ochhad · ■ Mendhar rural average Electricity for lighting ****77%** **75% Toilet within the home ****6%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **85% Tap water ****57%** **23% Drinking water within premises ****29%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **88% Use banking services ****69%** **60% Television ****15%** **19% Mobile phone ****41%** **45% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****30%** **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 Ochhad? ■ Ochhad · ■ Mendhar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%** **69.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****776** **926 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951** **891 Working population ****37.5%** **38.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.4% for men and 50.1% for women. 52% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 133 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 99 (7%) · **■** Household industry 28 (2%) · **■** Other work 756 (56%) · **■** Marginal 328 (24%) 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 - Kas Balari4,164 people - Dharana4,133 people - Sangiot3,984 people - Kala Ban3,808 people - Ghani3,283 people - Bhata Dhurian2,987 people - Kalar Mohra2,950 people - Bhera2,743 people [All 56 villages in Mendhar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/punch/mendhar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ochhad?185111 - How far is Ochhad from Punch?44 km by road - What is the population of Ochhad?3,585 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ochhad in?Punch district (Mendhar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Ochhad?71.5% (Census 2011)