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About Kansar Village

Kansar is a small village in Bhaderwah tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 429, made up of 219 males and 210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kansar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kansar village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Bhaderwah
Pincode 182222
Area (hectares) 70 hectares
Population 429
Male Population 219
Female Population 210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kansar compares

By the 2011 count Kansar is the 49th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 545 residents. Its 70 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Kansar

Kansar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kansar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kansar from other places

Kansar lies about 30 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 65 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 Kansar
Tehsil headquarters Bhaderwah 13 km
District headquarters Doda 30 km
Nearest railway station Udhampur 65 km

Villages closest to Kansar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kansar village had a population of 429. That makes it the 49th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 545 residents.

Kansar village has 219 males and 210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kansar has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Kansar is 182222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kansar covers 70 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kansar falls under Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kansar is Udhampur, about 65 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kansar.

Kansar is about 30 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kansar is in Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district. Bhaderwah is about 13 km away. Doda is about 30 km away. Udhampur is about 65 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sungli (3.5 km), Tribbe (7.2 km) and Lanchan (8.5 km).

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

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