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About Koundra Village

Koundra is a small village in Bhaderwah tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 480, made up of 237 males and 243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Koundra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koundra village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Bhaderwah
Pincode 182221
Area (hectares) 98.3 hectares
Population 480
Male Population 237
Female Population 243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Koundra compares

By the 2011 count Koundra is the 42nd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 545 residents. Its 98.3 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Koundra

Koundra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Koundra as Available within 10+ 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 Koundra from other places

Koundra lies about 18 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 50 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 Koundra
Tehsil headquarters Bhaderwah 6.4 km
District headquarters Doda 18 km
Nearest railway station Udhampur 50 km

Villages closest to Koundra

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 Koundra

As per the Census of India 2011, Koundra village had a population of 480. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 545 residents.

Koundra village has 237 males and 243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koundra has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Koundra is 182221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Koundra covers 98.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Koundra is Udhampur, about 50 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Koundra.

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

Koundra is in Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district. Bhaderwah is about 6.4 km away. Doda is about 18 km away. Udhampur is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pendku (under 2 km), Bhala (under 2 km) and Bhalra (under 2 km).

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

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