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Bhenchh Population - Punch, Jammu and Kashmir

Bhenchh is a large village located in Haveli Tehsil of Punch district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 526 families residing. The Bhenchh village has population of 2849 of which 1494 are males while 1355 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Bhenchh village population of children with age 0-6 is 567 which makes up 19.90 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Bhenchh village is 907 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Bhenchh as per census is 865, higher than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Bhenchh village has higher literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Bhenchh village was 76.34 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Bhenchh Male literacy stands at 86.81 % while female literacy rate was 64.93 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Bhenchh village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Bhenchh village.

Bhenchh Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 526 - -
Population 2,849 1,494 1,355
Child (0-6) 567 304 263
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 1,567 830 737
Literacy 76.34 % 86.81 % 64.93 %
Total Workers 693 652 41
Main Worker 447 - -
Marginal Worker 246 236 10

Caste Factor

In Bhenchh village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 55.00 % of total population in Bhenchh village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Bhenchh village of Punch.

Work Profile

In Bhenchh village out of total population, 693 were engaged in work activities. 64.50 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 35.50 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 693 workers engaged in Main Work, 177 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 16 were Agricultural labourer.