# Kanih Gund Village, Beerwah, Badgam (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Beerwah, Badgam 

# Kanih Gund

Kanih Gund is a village in Beerwah sub-district of Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **491 people in 81 households**, the 79th largest of 102 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.4%.

- 491people (2011)
- 81households
- 66.4%literacy
- 589females per 1,000 males

## Kanih Gund PIN code and other codes

Kanih Gund falls in Beerwah sub-district, Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Gram panchayatSail
- Community development blockBeerwah
- Census village code000498

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kanih Gund from nearby towns?

- Beerwah (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Budgam (district HQ)25 km by road
- Beerwah (nearest town)5 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Kanih Gund?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kanih Gund; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Beerwah
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Beerwah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Budgam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kanih Gund known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include sozni, embriodery and carpet. About 61% of the 23 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kanih Gund

Of every 100 households in Kanih Gund in 2011, 100 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kanih Gund · ■ Beerwah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**9%

Tap water ****25%**

**69%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**85%

Use banking services ****56%**

**60%

Television ****17%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****21%**

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kanih Gund?

■ Kanih Gund · ■ Beerwah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.4%**

**56.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****589**

**868

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****153**

**741

Working population ****18.9%**

**27.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.3% for men and 50.9% for women. 28% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 7 (8%) · **■** Marginal 84 (90%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Beerwah

- Hayat Pora540 people
- Hurdu Waminu529 people
- Haranj Garoo508 people
- Chak Dewan Lakhimandass495 people
- Nassoo486 people
- Alam Guchoo479 people
- Bupat478 people
- Saihama473 people

[All 104 villages in Beerwah](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/badgam/beerwah/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kanih Gund from Budgam?25 km by road
- What is the population of Kanih Gund?491 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanih Gund in?Badgam district (Beerwah sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Kanih Gund?66.4% (Census 2011)