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About Kang Village

Kang is a small village in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 23, made up of 13 males and 10 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 769 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kang village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Ranbir Singh Pora
Pincode 181102
Area (hectares) 27.5 hectares
Population 23
Male Population 13
Female Population 10
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 769
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 Kang compares

By the 2011 count Kang is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents. Its 27.5 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Kang

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

Kang lies about 12 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bajalta, about 13 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 Kang
Nearest town Raipur Domana 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Ranbir Singh Pora 12 km
District headquarters Jammu 12 km
Nearest railway station Bajalta 13 km

Villages closest to Kang

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ranbir Singh Pora 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 Kang

As per the Census of India 2011, Kang village had a population of 23. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents.

Kang village has 13 males and 10 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kang has about 769 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Kang is 181102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kang covers 27.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kang falls under Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kang is Bajalta, about 13 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 Kang.

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

Kang is in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil of Jammu district. Raipur Domana is about 8.4 km away. Ranbir Singh Pora is about 12 km away. Jammu is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phin Dhar (2.6 km), Behra Chak (4.2 km) and Raipur Gojran (4.8 km).

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

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