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About Kriri Village

Kriri is a mid sized village in Shangus tehsil, in the district of Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,617, made up of 849 males and 768 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 192211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kriri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kriri village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Anantnag
Tehsil Shangus
Pincode 192211
Area (hectares) 124.2 hectares
Population 1,617
Male Population 849
Female Population 768
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kriri compares

By the 2011 count Kriri is the 16th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,649 residents. Its 124.2 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Kriri

Kriri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kriri 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kriri from other places

Kriri lies about 15 km from Anantnag, and the nearest railway station is Sadura, about 17 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 Kriri
Tehsil headquarters Shangus 3.1 km
District headquarters Anantnag 15 km
Nearest railway station Sadura 17 km

Villages closest to Kriri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shangus 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 Kriri

As per the Census of India 2011, Kriri village had a population of 1,617. That makes it the 16th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,649 residents.

Kriri village has 849 males and 768 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kriri has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Kriri is 192211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kriri covers 124.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kriri falls under Shangus tehsil of Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kriri is Sadura, about 17 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 village for Kriri.

Kriri is about 15 km from Anantnag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kriri is in Shangus tehsil of Anantnag district. Shangus is about 3.1 km away. Anantnag is about 15 km away. Sadura is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sher Gund (under 2 km), Sheikh Pora (2.2 km) and Chera Pora (2.7 km).

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

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