Balhar, Marheen

Balhar is a village located in the Marheen Tehsil of Kathua district of Jammu & Kashmir. The village falls in Marheen block and comes under Chandwan Halqa Panchayat.

As on January 2025, the current population of Balhar is 679 out of which 344 are males and rest 335 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 974 females per 1000 males. There are around 69 teenagers in Balhar. It has literacy rate of 73% which means around 498 persons can read and write. Total 113 people belonging to scheduled caste and 36 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 144 households in Balhar, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 127. The pincode of Balhar is 184144 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Dialachak Sub Post office
• Seswan Branch Post office
• Katli Branch Post office
• Dinga Amb Branch Post office
• Hamirpur Branch Post office

Schools

Balhar has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Cmp Convent H/s Dayalachak
• Angels Schools, Dayala Chack
• Unique Model Hr.Secondary School
• Ghss Sallan
• Green Field Public School

Hospitals

Balhar has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Chadwal Sub-Center
• Sub-Center Chhan Rorian
• Sub-Center Bannu Chak
• Sub-Center Chandwan
• Sub-Center Amala

Banks

Balhar has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Canara Bank Jammu Chak Diyalla
• Canara Bank Jammu Narwal
• HDFC Bank Pathwal
• Jammu & Kashmir Bank Dinga Amb, Kathua
• State Bank of India Dayalachak