Pochhal, Kishtwar
Pochhal is a village located in the Kishtwar Tehsil of Kishtwar district of Jammu & Kashmir. The village falls in Kishtwar block and comes under Pochhal-A-2 Halqa Panchayat. It belongs to Udhampur parliament constituency and Kishtwar assembly constituency.
As on May 2024, the current population of Pochhal is 7.9 thousands out of which 4 thousands are males and rest 3.9 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 990 females per 1000 males. There are around 859 teenagers in Pochhal. It has literacy rate of 68% which means around 5.4 thousands persons can read and write. Total 1.2 thousands people belonging to scheduled caste and 115 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 1.5 thousands households in Pochhal, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 1.9 thousands. The pincode of Pochhal is 182204 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Kishtwar Sub Post office
- Badhat Branch Post office
- Gulabgarh Branch Post office
- Kukerwas Branch Post office
- Kuttal Branch Post office
Schools
Pochhal has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Ellite Public School Pochhal
- High School Pochhal
- G R Sheikh Memorial Public School Sangrambhatta
- Chenab Valley Public School Sangrambhatta
- High School (Girls) Sangram Bhatta
Banks
Pochhal has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.