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About Chenchora Village

Chenchora is a mid sized village in Bhaderwah tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 667, made up of 343 males and 324 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chenchora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chenchora village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Bhaderwah
Pincode 182222
Area (hectares) 157.8 hectares
Population 667
Male Population 343
Female Population 324
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chenchora compares

By the 2011 count Chenchora is the 29th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 545 residents. Its 157.8 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Chenchora

Chenchora is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chenchora as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chenchora from other places

Chenchora lies about 23 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 56 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Chenchora
Tehsil headquarters Bhaderwah 5.7 km
District headquarters Doda 23 km
Nearest railway station Udhampur 56 km

Villages closest to Chenchora

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhaderwah tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Chenchora

As per the Census of India 2011, Chenchora village had a population of 667. That makes it the 29th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 545 residents.

Chenchora village has 343 males and 324 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chenchora has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Chenchora is 182222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chenchora covers 157.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chenchora falls under Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Chenchora is Udhampur, about 56 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chenchora.

Chenchora is about 23 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chenchora is in Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district. Bhaderwah is about 5.7 km away. Doda is about 23 km away. Udhampur is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhani (under 2 km), Lanchan (under 2 km) and Jalga (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chenchora today is likely to be higher.

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