# Salwah Village, Mendhar, Punch (Jammu and Kashmir) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/punch/mendhar/salwah/ Village · Mendhar, Punch # Salwah Salwah is a village in Mendhar sub-district of Punch district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185111**. The 2011 Census counted **6,456 people in 1,103 households**, the 6th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%. - 6,456people (2011) - 1,103households - 65.5%literacy - 185111PIN code ## Salwah PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Salwah is 185111.** Salwah falls in Mendhar sub-district, Punch district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code185111 - Gram panchayatSalwah Lower - Community development blockMendhar - Census village code001191 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Salwah from nearby towns? - Mendhar (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Punch (district HQ)46 km by road - Punch (nearest town)46 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 Salwah? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Salwah; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 15 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Punch - ○Degree college10+ km · Punch - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Punch - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ 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 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 Salwah known for? The main crops are **rice, wheat and ghee**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil and nil. About 32% of the 1,165 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 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 Salwah Of every 100 households in Salwah in 2011, 80 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Salwah · ■ Mendhar rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **75% Toilet within the home ****7%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **85% Tap water ****29%** **23% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **88% Use banking services ****55%** **60% Television ****8%** **19% Mobile phone ****52%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****34%** **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 Salwah? ■ Salwah · ■ Mendhar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.5%** **69.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998** **926 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****922** **891 Working population ****45.0%** **38.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.8% for men and 52.5% for women. 40% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 120 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 54 (2%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 547 (19%) · **■** Marginal 2,174 (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 - Gursahi11,136 people - Ari7,772 people - Galhuta7,372 people - Chhajla6,558 people - Dhargloon6,005 people - Mankote4,866 people - Chhungan4,509 people - Kas Balari4,164 people [All 56 villages in Mendhar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/punch/mendhar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Salwah?185111 - How far is Salwah from Punch?46 km by road - What is the population of Salwah?6,456 (Census 2011) - Which district is Salwah in?Punch district (Mendhar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Salwah?65.5% (Census 2011)