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About Kilotran Village

Kilotran is a mid sized village in Gandoh tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,743, made up of 874 males and 869 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kilotran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kilotran village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Gandoh
Pincode 182203
Area (hectares) 108.1 hectares
Population 1,743
Male Population 874
Female Population 869
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kilotran compares

By the 2011 count Kilotran is the 12th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents. Its 108.1 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Kilotran

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

Kilotran lies about 3.3 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 46 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 Kilotran
Tehsil headquarters Gandoh 3.3 km
District headquarters Doda 3.3 km
Nearest railway station Udhampur 46 km

Villages closest to Kilotran

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kilotran village had a population of 1,743. That makes it the 12th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents.

Kilotran village has 874 males and 869 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kilotran has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Kilotran is 182203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kilotran covers 108.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kilotran falls under Gandoh tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kilotran is Udhampur, about 46 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kilotran.

Kilotran is about 3.3 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kilotran is in Gandoh tehsil of Doda district. Gandoh is about 3.3 km away. Doda is about 3.3 km away. Udhampur is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Forest Block (3.8 km), Bhatyas (4.7 km) and Dharyari (5.9 km).

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

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