About Kencha Village

Kencha is a mid sized village in Thathri tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 754, made up of 385 males and 369 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kencha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kencha village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Doda
Tehsil	Thathri
Pincode	182203
Area (hectares)	78.9 hectares
Population	754
Male Population	385
Female Population	369
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kencha compares

By the 2011 count Kencha is the 25th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 652 residents. Its 78.9 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Kencha

Kencha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kencha as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kencha from other places

Kencha lies about 25 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 20 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 Kencha
Nearest railway station	Udhampur	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Thathri	22 km
District headquarters	Doda	25 km

Villages closest to Kencha

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

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Common questions about Kencha

As per the Census of India 2011, Kencha village had a population of 754. That makes it the 25th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 652 residents.

Kencha village has 385 males and 369 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kencha has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Kencha is 182203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kencha covers 78.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kencha falls under Thathri tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kencha is Udhampur, about 20 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kencha.

Kencha is about 25 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kencha is in Thathri tehsil of Doda district. Udhampur is about 20 km away. Thathri is about 22 km away. Doda is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.