About Kudwal Village

Kudwal is a small village in Bishnah tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 488, made up of 253 males and 235 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kudwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kudwal village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Jammu
Tehsil	Bishnah
Pincode	181132
Area (hectares)	104 hectares
Population	488
Male Population	253
Female Population	235
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	929
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kudwal compares

By the 2011 count Kudwal is the 68th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 909 residents. Its 104 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Kudwal

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

Kudwal lies about 22 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Vijaypur Jammu, about 3.7 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 Kudwal
Nearest railway station	Vijaypur Jammu	3.7 km
Nearest town	Sāmba	8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bishnah	17 km
District headquarters	Jammu	22 km

Villages closest to Kudwal

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

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Common questions about Kudwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kudwal village had a population of 488. That makes it the 68th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 909 residents.

Kudwal village has 253 males and 235 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kudwal has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Kudwal is 181132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kudwal covers 104 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kudwal falls under Bishnah tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kudwal is Vijaypur Jammu, about 3.7 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 village for Kudwal.

Kudwal is about 22 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kudwal is in Bishnah tehsil of Jammu district. Vijaypur Jammu is about 3.7 km away. Sāmba is about 8.9 km away. Bishnah is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.