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About Bhenchh Village

Bhenchh is a large village in Haveli tehsil, in the district of Punch, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,849, made up of 1,494 males and 1,355 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 572 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhenchh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhenchh village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Punch
Tehsil Haveli
Pincode 185101
Area (hectares) 572 hectares
Population 2,849
Male Population 1,494
Female Population 1,355
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhenchh compares

By the 2011 count Bhenchh is the 16th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,161 residents. Its 572 hectares work out to about 5.0 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 930.

Getting to Bhenchh

Bhenchh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhenchh as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ajot, Aslam Abad, Bachian Wali and Bandi Checkiyan. 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.

Common questions about Bhenchh

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhenchh village had a population of 2,849. That makes it the 16th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,161 residents.

Bhenchh village has 1,494 males and 1,355 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhenchh has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Bhenchh is 185101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhenchh covers 572 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhenchh falls under Haveli tehsil of Punch district in Jammu and Kashmir.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhenchh.

Bhenchh is in Haveli tehsil of Punch 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.

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

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