About Kishtwar Village

Kishtwar is a mid sized village in Budgam tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,251, made up of 650 males and 601 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175.6 hectares hectares.

Kishtwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kishtwar village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Badgam
Tehsil	Budgam
Area (hectares)	175.6 hectares
Population	1,251
Male Population	650
Female Population	601
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	925
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kishtwar compares

By the 2011 count Kishtwar is the 31st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,169 residents. Its 175.6 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Kishtwar

Kishtwar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kishtwar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kishtwar from other places

Kishtwar lies about 18 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Badgam station, about 21 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 Kishtwar
Tehsil headquarters	Budgam	18 km
District headquarters	Badgam	18 km
Nearest town	Pulwama	20 km
Nearest railway station	Badgam station	21 km

Villages closest to Kishtwar

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

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Common questions about Kishtwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kishtwar village had a population of 1,251. That makes it the 31st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,169 residents.

Kishtwar village has 650 males and 601 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kishtwar has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Kishtwar covers 175.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kishtwar falls under Budgam tehsil of Badgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kishtwar is Badgam station, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kishtwar.

Kishtwar is about 18 km from Badgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kishtwar is in Budgam tehsil of Badgam district. Budgam is about 18 km away. Badgam is about 18 km away. Pulwama is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.