# Krancho Village, Pampore, Pulwama (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Pampore, Pulwama 

# Krancho

Krancho is a village in Pampore sub-district of Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **783 people in 119 households**, the 18th largest of 23 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.6%.

- 783people (2011)
- 119households
- 64.3%literacy
- 1,105females per 1,000 males

## Krancho PIN code and other codes

Krancho falls in Pampore sub-district, Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Gram panchayatChandhara
- Community development blockPampore
- Census village code002971

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

## How far is Krancho from nearby towns?

- Pampore (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 Krancho?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Krancho; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pampore
- ○Degree college10+ km · Srinagar
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Pampore
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Krancho known for?

The main crops are **saffron, paddy and almonds**. About 81% of the 202 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Krancho

Of every 100 households in Krancho in 2011, 100 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Krancho · ■ Pampore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**14%

Tap water ****86%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**82%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**27%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**67%

Use banking services ****46%**

**75%

Television ****46%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**88%

Computer with internet ****7%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**11%

None of these assets ****1%**

**4%

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 Krancho?

■ Krancho · ■ Pampore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.3%**

**63.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1105**

**906

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1169**

**887

Working population ****30.5%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.9% for men and 55.5% for women. 45% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 65 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 41 (17%) · **■** Marginal 121 (51%)

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 Pampore

- Moni Pora983 people
- Befroo903 people
- Bathon862 people
- Alchi Bagh799 people
- Dusoo778 people
- Gund Bal616 people
- Zinetrag616 people
- Nagander351 people

[All 26 villages in Pampore](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/pulwama/pampore/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Krancho?783 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Krancho in?Pulwama district (Pampore sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Krancho?64.3% (Census 2011)