Village · Boniyar, Baramula # Tirkanjan Tirkanjan is a village in Boniyar sub-district of Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted 2,035 people in 325 households, the 11th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%. - 2,035 people (2011) - 325 households - 60.1% literacy - 940 females per 1,000 males ## Tirkanjan PIN code and other codes Tirkanjan falls in Boniyar sub-district, Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayat Tirkanjan - Community development block Boniyar - Census village code 002594 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Tirkanjan from nearby towns? - Boniyar (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road - Baramulla (district HQ) 28 km by road - Baramulla (nearest town) 28 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Tirkanjan? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Tirkanjan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 private - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Boniyar - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Baramulla - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Baramulla - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Tirkanjan known for? The main crops are apple. About 44% of the 128 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Tirkanjan Of every 100 households in Tirkanjan in 2011, 94 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Tirkanjan · ■ Boniyar rural average - Electricity for lighting 94% 92% - Toilet within the home 44% 62% - No toilet (open defecation) 50% 36% - Tap water 79% 83% - Drinking water within premises 27% 47% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 16% 16% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 84% 82% - Use banking services 71% 56% - Television 35% 28% - Mobile phone 70% 48% - Computer with internet 3% 1% - Two-wheeler 0% 0% - Car / jeep / van 8% 3% - None of these assets 20% 29% - Own their home 93% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Tirkanjan? ■ Tirkanjan · ■ Boniyar rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 60.1% 59.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 940 834 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 843 851 - Working population 23.4% 27.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.6% for men and 47.1% for women. 39% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 34 (7%) · ■ Farm labourers 32 (7%) · ■ Household industry 4 (1%) · ■ Other work 201 (42%) · ■ Marginal 205 (43%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Boniyar - Mahura 2,948 people - Bimyar 2,784 people - Zehem Pora 2,400 people - Biji Hama 2,346 people - Bernate 1,961 people - Banali 1,952 people - Uranbowa 1,893 people - Ijara 1,746 people All 52 villages in Boniyar ## Quick answers - How far is Tirkanjan from Baramulla? 28 km by road - What is the population of Tirkanjan? 2,035 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tirkanjan in? Baramula district (Boniyar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Tirkanjan? 60.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/boniyar/tirkanjan/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.