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About Kishgund Village

Kishgund is a small village in Dooru tehsil, in the district of Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 449, made up of 230 males and 219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21.1 hectares hectares.

Kishgund Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kishgund village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Anantnag
Tehsil Dooru
Area (hectares) 21.1 hectares
Population 449
Male Population 230
Female Population 219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kishgund compares

By the 2011 count Kishgund is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,731 residents. Its 21.1 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Kishgund

Kishgund is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kishgund as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kishgund from other places

Kishgund lies about 10 km from Anantnag, and the nearest railway station is Sadura, about 3.8 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kishgund
Nearest railway station Sadura 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Dooru 10 km
District headquarters Anantnag 10 km

Villages closest to Kishgund

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dooru tehsil.

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 Kishgund

As per the Census of India 2011, Kishgund village had a population of 449. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,731 residents.

Kishgund village has 230 males and 219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kishgund has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Kishgund covers 21.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kishgund falls under Dooru tehsil of Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kishgund is Sadura, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 <5 km distance for Kishgund.

Kishgund is about 10 km from Anantnag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kishgund is in Dooru tehsil of Anantnag district. Sadura is about 3.8 km away. Dooru is about 10 km away. Anantnag is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Irote Damjan (under 2 km), Vesu (3.1 km) and Shanker Pora (4.3 km).

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

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