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Kehnu Population - Punch, Jammu and Kashmir

Kehnu is a medium size village located in Mandi Tehsil of Punch district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 151 families residing. The Kehnu village has population of 897 of which 455 are males while 442 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kehnu village population of children with age 0-6 is 153 which makes up 17.06 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kehnu village is 971 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Kehnu as per census is 1354, higher than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Kehnu village has lower literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Kehnu village was 59.68 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Kehnu Male literacy stands at 77.18 % while female literacy rate was 40.40 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Kehnu 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 Kehnu village.

Kehnu Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 151 - -
Population 897 455 442
Child (0-6) 153 65 88
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 91 53 38
Literacy 59.68 % 77.18 % 40.40 %
Total Workers 363 210 153
Main Worker 141 - -
Marginal Worker 222 76 146

Caste Factor

Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 10.14 % of total population in Kehnu village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Kehnu village of Punch.

Work Profile

In Kehnu village out of total population, 363 were engaged in work activities. 38.84 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 61.16 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 363 workers engaged in Main Work, 106 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 12 were Agricultural labourer.