# Nichian Village, Karnah, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/karnah/nichian/ Village · Karnah, Kupwara # Nichian Nichian is a village in Karnah sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193224**. The 2011 Census counted **3,050 people in 378 households**, the 5th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.9%. - 3,050people (2011) - 378households - 76.7%literacy - 193224PIN code ## Nichian PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Nichian is 193224.** Nichian falls in Karnah sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code193224 - Gram panchayatNichian - Community development blockTanghdar - Census village code000338 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nichian from nearby towns? - Karnah (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Kupwara (district HQ)66 km by road - Kupwara (nearest town)6 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 Nichian? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Nichian; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 8 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kandi - ○Degree college10+ km · Kupwara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kupwara - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 3 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 Nichian known for? The main crops are **maiza**. Products made here include carpet. About 39% of the 316 hectares of village land is sown, and 75 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 Nichian Of every 100 households in Nichian in 2011, 82 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Nichian · ■ Karnah rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **65% Toilet within the home ****52%** **30% No toilet (open defecation) ****48%** **63% Tap water ****100%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****51%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **18% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **76% Use banking services ****32%** **43% Television ****12%** **16% Mobile phone ****1%** **3% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **0% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****13%** **29% Own their home ****97%** **88% 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 Nichian? ■ Nichian · ■ Karnah rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%** **58.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****431** **807 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****906** **901 Working population ****51.3%** **31.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.2% for men and 46.4% for women. 72% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 8 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 1,271 (81%) · **■** Marginal 281 (18%) 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 Karnah - Dildar3,832 people - Kandi3,713 people - Khawarpara3,124 people - Forest Block3,076 people - Baghbala2,232 people - Hajitrah1,864 people - Gundi Gojran1,363 people - Bahardas Koot1,338 people [All 41 villages in Karnah](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/karnah/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nichian?193224 - How far is Nichian from Kupwara?66 km by road - What is the population of Nichian?3,050 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nichian in?Kupwara district (Karnah sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Nichian?76.7% (Census 2011)