Mendhar Tehsil

Mendhar

Dharamsal
Mendhar Dharamsal
Sub Division
	Mendhar Location in Jammu and Kashmir Mendhar Mendhar (India)
	Coordinates: 33°36′N 74°07′E / 33.60°N 74.11°E
Country	India
Union Territory	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Poonch
Headquarters	Mendhar
Government
• MLA	Vacant
Languages
• Official	Gojri, Dogri, English, Hindi, Kashmiri, Urdu
• Spoken	Gujari, Pahari
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	185211
Telephone code	01965
Vehicle registration	JK-12
Website	poonch.nic.in

Mendhar is a Sub Division (administrative district) in the Poonch district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is located in the foothills of Pir Panjal range within the Himalayas. The Mendhar Tehsil headquarters is in Mendhar town. It is located 60 km (37 mi) south of the Poonch City, the district headquarters and 210 km (130 mi) from the state winter capital Jammu.^[1] It has a total area of 425 km².

Climate

The highest summer temperature is in between 19–35 °C (66–95 °F).

The average temperature in January is 9 °C (48 °F); February is 13 °C (55 °F); March is 19 °C (66 °F); April is 24 °C (75 °F); and May is 30 °C (86 °F).

Demographics

Religion in Mendhar Tehsil (2011)^[2]

Islam (92.7%)
Hinduism (6.24%)
Sikhism (0.79%)
Christianity (0.13%)
Buddhism (0.04%)
Not Stated (0.12%)

The total projected population of Mendhar Tehsil is 112,723, with 57,723 males and 55,000 females according to the 2011 census of India. The population includes Paharis, Gujjars, Bakarwals and Kashmiris. There are three blocks; Balakote, Mankote, and Mendhar. There are a total of 50 villages and 50 panchayats in Mendhar Tehsil.

Places of interest

Krishna Ghati

Krishan Ghati is a hilly forest area, located 30 km (19 mi) from Mendhar.^[3] The areas near it are dangerous due to continuous ceasefire violations.^{[citation needed]}

Ram Kund

Ram Kund is the oldest Hindu temple in the Poonch region. It is located in the village of Chajjla, 6 km (3.7 mi) from Mendhar. This temple was built by Lalitaditya between 724 and 761.^[4] Ramkund is 8–19 km (5.0–11.8 mi) from Mendhar bus stand. Pilgrims visit during the month of March in Chaitra chawdish.^[5]

References

^ Heavy firing by Pak troops in Poonch, The Tribune, 5 October 2014.
^ "Mendhar Tehsil Population". Census India. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
^ Krishna Ghati, Holiday IQ, Retrieved 2016-04-16.
^ Ramkund Mandir in Poonch, Kashir Paradise, Retrieved 2016-04-16.
^ Hindu shrines Archived 2014-04-21 at the Wayback Machine, Poonch district government, Retrieved 2016-04-16.

External links

Poonch Tehsil map, mapsofindia.com.

[1] Heavy firing by Pak troops in Poonch, The Tribune, 5 October 2014.

[Mendhar_Tehsil_Population-2] "Mendhar Tehsil Population". Census India. Retrieved 10 July 2021.

[3] Krishna Ghati, Holiday IQ, Retrieved 2016-04-16.

[4] Ramkund Mandir in Poonch, Kashir Paradise, Retrieved 2016-04-16.

[5] Hindu shrines Archived 2014-04-21 at the Wayback Machine, Poonch district government, Retrieved 2016-04-16.

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