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About Kungla Village

Kungla is a small village in Bhaderwah tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 171, made up of 90 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kungla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kungla village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Bhaderwah
Pincode 182221
Area (hectares) 22.3 hectares
Population 171
Male Population 90
Female Population 81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
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 Kungla compares

By the 2011 count Kungla is the 98th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 545 residents. Its 22.3 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Kungla

Kungla is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kungla 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 Kungla from other places

Kungla lies about 12 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 48 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 Kungla
District headquarters Doda 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhaderwah 13 km
Nearest railway station Udhampur 48 km

Villages closest to Kungla

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 Kungla

As per the Census of India 2011, Kungla village had a population of 171. That makes it the 98th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 545 residents.

Kungla village has 90 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kungla has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

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

Kungla covers 22.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kungla is Udhampur, about 48 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 Kungla.

Kungla is about 12 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kungla is in Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district. Doda is about 12 km away. Bhaderwah is about 13 km away. Udhampur is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chabri (under 2 km), Jajinda (under 2 km) and Ghuraka (under 2 km).

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

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