# Malhan Village, Surankote, Punch (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Surankote, Punch 

# Malhan

Malhan is a village in Surankote sub-district of Punch district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185121**. The 2011 Census counted **1,308 people in 245 households**, the 30th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 1,308people (2011)
- 245households
- 42.4%literacy
- 185121PIN code

## Malhan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Malhan is 185121.** Malhan falls in Surankote sub-district, Punch district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code185121
- Gram panchayatMalhan
- Community development blockSurankot
- Census village code001234

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

## How far is Malhan from nearby towns?

- Surankote (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Punch (district HQ)36 km by road
- Surankote (nearest town)12 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 Malhan?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Malhan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn 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 · Rajouri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 7 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 Malhan known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil and nil. About 25% of the 327 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Malhan

Of every 100 households in Malhan in 2011, 55 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Malhan · ■ Surankote rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**86%

Tap water ****92%**

**43%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**89%

Use banking services ****0%**

**61%

Television ****0%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****71%**

**36%

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 Malhan?

■ Malhan · ■ Surankote rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.4%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1053**

**899

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****992**

**892

Working population ****32.6%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.5% for men and 31.1% for women. 43% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 133 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 164 (38%) · **■** Other work 67 (16%) · **■** Marginal 63 (15%)

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 Surankote

- Dundhak1,820 people
- Dhara Mohara1,684 people
- Buni Khet1,625 people
- Sangliani1,483 people
- Lathung938 people
- Samote740 people
- Chananser582 people

[All 34 villages in Surankote](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/punch/surankote/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Malhan?185121
- How far is Malhan from Punch?36 km by road
- What is the population of Malhan?1,308 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malhan in?Punch district (Surankote sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Malhan?42.4% (Census 2011)