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About Kij Parah Village

Kij Parah is a mid sized village in Kangan tehsil, in the district of Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 754, made up of 409 males and 345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.6 hectares hectares.

Kij Parah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kij Parah village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Ganderbal
Tehsil Kangan
Area (hectares) 88.6 hectares
Population 754
Male Population 409
Female Population 345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 844
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kij Parah compares

By the 2011 count Kij Parah is the 38th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,879 residents. Its 88.6 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Kij Parah

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

Kij Parah lies about 12 km from Ganderbal, and the nearest railway station is Srinagar Railway Station, about 30 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 Kij Parah
Tehsil headquarters Kangan 2.9 km
District headquarters Ganderbal 12 km
Nearest railway station Srinagar Railway Station 30 km

Villages closest to Kij Parah

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kangan 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 Kij Parah

As per the Census of India 2011, Kij Parah village had a population of 754. That makes it the 38th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,879 residents.

Kij Parah village has 409 males and 345 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kij Parah has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

Kij Parah covers 88.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kij Parah falls under Kangan tehsil of Ganderbal district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kij Parah is Srinagar Railway Station, about 30 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 km distance for Kij Parah.

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

Kij Parah is in Kangan tehsil of Ganderbal district. Kangan is about 2.9 km away. Ganderbal is about 12 km away. Srinagar Railway Station is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arigori Pora (under 2 km), Barwalah (under 2 km) and Daraduder (under 2 km).

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

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