# Kanah Village, Ramnagar, Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Ramnagar, Udhampur 

# Kanah

Kanah is a village in Ramnagar sub-district of Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **182122**. The 2011 Census counted **2,453 people in 417 households**, the 21st largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%.

- 2,453people (2011)
- 417households
- 66.0%literacy
- 182122PIN code

## Kanah PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kanah is 182122.** Kanah falls in Ramnagar sub-district, Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code182122
- Gram panchayatKanah
- Community development blockGhordi
- Census village code005082

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

## How far is Kanah from nearby towns?

- Ramnagar (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Uidhampur (district HQ)41 km by road
- Ramnagar (nearest town)3 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 Kanah?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chowki
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Ramnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Udhampur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)19 h summer · 14 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 Kanah known for?

The main crops are **maize, paddy and wheat**. About 26% of the 796 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Kanah

Of every 100 households in Kanah in 2011, 85 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kanah · ■ Ramnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**94%

Tap water ****57%**

**45%

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

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****71%**

**71%

Television ****34%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**27%

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 Kanah?

■ Kanah · ■ Ramnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.0%**

**61.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****883**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****990**

**889

Working population ****29.7%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.0% for men and 54.5% for women. 50% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 262 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 183 (25%) · **■** Marginal 276 (38%)

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 Ramnagar

- Dhiari2,709 people
- Basant Garh2,590 people
- Jakhad2,489 people
- Saglar2,465 people
- Kot Walat2,309 people
- Satialta2,304 people
- Lodhna2,284 people
- Badhole2,227 people

[All 90 villages in Ramnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/udhampur/ramnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kanah?182122
- How far is Kanah from Uidhampur?41 km by road
- What is the population of Kanah?2,453 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanah in?Udhampur district (Ramnagar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Kanah?66.0% (Census 2011)
