Mendhar is a Tehsil located in Punch district of Jammu & Kashmir. It is one of 4 Tehsils of Punch district. There are 56 villages and 1 towns in Mendhar Tehsil.
As per the Census India 2011, Mendhar Tehsil has 25334 households, population of 141366 of which 73297 are males and 68069 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 25019 which is 17.7% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Mendhar Tehsil is around
929 compared to
889 which is average of Jammu & Kashmir state. The literacy rate of Mendhar Tehsil is 57.45% out of which 67.48% males are literate and 46.65% females are literate. The total area of Mendhar is 424.69 sq.km with population density of 333 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 96.44% of population lives in Urban area and 3.56% lives in Rural area. There are 0.1% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 38.9% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Mendhar Tehsil.
Mendhar Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 141366 | 100% |
| Muslim | 131029 | 92.69% |
| Hindu | 8816 | 6.24% |
| Sikh | 1114 | 0.79% |
| Christian | 179 | 0.13% |
| Religion not stated | 163 | 0.12% |
| Buddhist | 60 | 0.04% |
| Jain | 4 | 0% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 1 | 0% |
Mendhar Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Number of households | 906 | 24428 |
| Total Population | 5033 | 136333 |
| Population (%) | 50.09% | 48.09% |
| Male Population | 2521 | 70776 |
| Female Population | 2512 | 65557 |
| Sex Ratio | 996 | 926 |
| Literacy (%) | 62.65% | 57.26% |
List of Cities in Mendhar
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List of Villages in Mendhar
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