Asher, Banihal
Asher is a village located in the Banihal Tehsil of Ramban district of Jammu & Kashmir. The village falls in Banihal block and comes under Ashar Halqa Panchayat.
As on March 2025, the current population of Asher is 1.7 thousands out of which 848 are males and rest 897 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1058 females per 1000 males. There are around 270 teenagers in Asher. It has literacy rate of 57% which means around 989 persons can read and write. Total 0 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 370 households in Asher, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 473. The pincode of Asher is 182146 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Banihal Sub Post office
- Chambalwas Branch Post office
- Chareel Branch Post office
- Kaskoot Branch Post office
- Duligam Branch Post office
Schools
Asher has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- New Convent Secondary Institute Banihal
- Iqbal Memorial Educational Institute Banihal
- Govt. Higher Secondary School (Boys) Banihal
- Govt. Higher Secondary School Tethar
- Adnan Model School Banihal
Banks
Asher has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.