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About Kainkh Jagir Village

Kainkh Jagir is a mid sized village in Akhnoor tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,801, made up of 908 males and 893 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 395.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kainkh Jagir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kainkh Jagir village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Akhnoor
Pincode 181201
Area (hectares) 395.4 hectares
Population 1,801
Male Population 908
Female Population 893
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kainkh Jagir compares

By the 2011 count Kainkh Jagir is the 30th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 395.4 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Kainkh Jagir

Kainkh Jagir is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kainkh Jagir as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kainkh Jagir from other places

Kainkh Jagir lies about 31 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Samba, about 3.2 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 Kainkh Jagir
Nearest town Sāmba under 2 km
Nearest railway station Samba 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Akhnoor 31 km
District headquarters Jammu 31 km

Villages closest to Kainkh Jagir

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Akhnoor 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 Kainkh Jagir

As per the Census of India 2011, Kainkh Jagir village had a population of 1,801. That makes it the 30th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Kainkh Jagir village has 908 males and 893 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kainkh Jagir has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Kainkh Jagir is 181201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kainkh Jagir covers 395.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kainkh Jagir falls under Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kainkh Jagir is Samba, about 3.2 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 village for Kainkh Jagir.

Kainkh Jagir is about 31 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kainkh Jagir is in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district. Sāmba is about under 2 km away. Samba is about 3.2 km away. Akhnoor is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dub (3.6 km), Mala (4.6 km) and Budhy (8.5 km).

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

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