About Kanchri Village

Kanchri is a mid sized village in Akhnoor tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 545, made up of 294 males and 251 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 552 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanchri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanchri village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Jammu
Tehsil	Akhnoor
Pincode	181206
Area (hectares)	552 hectares
Population	545
Male Population	294
Female Population	251
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	854
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanchri compares

By the 2011 count Kanchri is the 137th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 552 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Kanchri

Kanchri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanchri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kaha, Kainkh Jagir, Kalah and Kaleeth. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kanchri

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanchri village had a population of 545. That makes it the 137th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Kanchri village has 294 males and 251 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanchri has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Kanchri is 181206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanchri covers 552 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanchri falls under Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Kanchri notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kanchri.

Kanchri is in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.