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About Kralwari Village

Kralwari is a mid sized village in Chadoora tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,660, made up of 839 males and 821 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 191113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kralwari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kralwari village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Chadoora
Pincode 191113
Area (hectares) 123.4 hectares
Population 1,660
Male Population 839
Female Population 821
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kralwari compares

By the 2011 count Kralwari is the 37th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,597 residents. Its 123.4 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Kralwari

Kralwari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kralwari as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kralwari from other places

Kralwari lies about 11 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Badgam station, about 13 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 Kralwari
Tehsil headquarters Chadoora 5.0 km
District headquarters Badgam 11 km
Nearest railway station Badgam station 13 km
Nearest town Pulwama 14 km

Villages closest to Kralwari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kralwari village had a population of 1,660. That makes it the 37th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,597 residents.

Kralwari village has 839 males and 821 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kralwari has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Kralwari is 191113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kralwari covers 123.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kralwari falls under Chadoora tehsil of Badgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kralwari is Badgam station, about 13 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kralwari.

Kralwari is about 11 km from Badgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kralwari is in Chadoora tehsil of Badgam district. Chadoora is about 5.0 km away. Badgam is about 11 km away. Badgam station is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gund Wali (under 2 km), Bani Gund (under 2 km) and Sogam (2.3 km).

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

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