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About Kehnu Village

Kehnu is a mid sized village in Mandi tehsil, in the district of Punch, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 897, made up of 455 males and 442 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kehnu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kehnu village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Punch
Tehsil Mandi
Pincode 185102
Area (hectares) 169 hectares
Population 897
Male Population 455
Female Population 442
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
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 Kehnu compares

By the 2011 count Kehnu is the 27th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,107 residents. Its 169 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Kehnu

Kehnu is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kehnu 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. The nearest villages by name are Gali, Gali Nag, Jalian and Jandrola. 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 Kehnu

As per the Census of India 2011, Kehnu village had a population of 897. That makes it the 27th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,107 residents.

Kehnu village has 455 males and 442 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kehnu has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Kehnu is 185102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kehnu covers 169 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kehnu falls under Mandi tehsil of Punch district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Kehnu notes the nearest railway station 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 Kehnu.

Kehnu is in Mandi 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 Kehnu today is likely to be higher.

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