# Kenchan Village, Boniyar, Baramula (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Boniyar, Baramula 

# Kenchan

Kenchan is a village in Boniyar sub-district of Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193501**. The 2011 Census counted **636 people in 114 households**, the 39th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 636people (2011)
- 114households
- 43.1%literacy
- 193501PIN code

## Kenchan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kenchan is 193501.** Kenchan falls in Boniyar sub-district, Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code193501
- Gram panchayatBagnah Noor Khah
- Community development blockBoniyar
- Census village code002577

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

## How far is Kenchan from nearby towns?

- Boniyar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Baramulla (district HQ)30 km by road
- Uri (nearest town)20 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 Kenchan?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Kenchan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Boniyar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baramulla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baramulla
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 6 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 Kenchan known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maiza and rice**. About 29% of the 46 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Kenchan

Of every 100 households in Kenchan in 2011, 83 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kenchan · ■ Boniyar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**36%

Tap water ****54%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**82%

Use banking services ****19%**

**56%

Television ****23%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****54%**

**29%

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 Kenchan?

■ Kenchan · ■ Boniyar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.1%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**834

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****832**

**851

Working population ****20.6%**

**27.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.2% for men and 34.5% for women. 39% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 23 (18%) · **■** Marginal 107 (82%)

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 Boniyar

- Javind716 people
- Shala Dajan692 people
- Bandi Brahmanan684 people
- Bichi671 people
- Pringal622 people
- Peernian522 people
- Bila Salamabad483 people
- Dara Kujan477 people

[All 52 villages in Boniyar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/boniyar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kenchan?193501
- How far is Kenchan from Baramulla?30 km by road
- What is the population of Kenchan?636 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kenchan in?Baramula district (Boniyar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Kenchan?43.1% (Census 2011)