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About Kardoh Village

Kardoh is a small village in Bani tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 339, made up of 170 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 545 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kardoh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kardoh village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Bani
Pincode 184206
Area (hectares) 545 hectares
Population 339
Male Population 170
Female Population 169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kardoh compares

By the 2011 count Kardoh is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,394 residents. Its 545 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Kardoh

Kardoh is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kardoh as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kardoh from other places

Kardoh lies about 12 km from Bani, and the nearest railway station is Kathua, about 21 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 Kardoh
Tehsil headquarters Bani 12 km
Nearest railway station Kathua 21 km

Villages closest to Kardoh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kardoh village had a population of 339. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,394 residents.

Kardoh village has 170 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kardoh has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Kardoh is 184206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kardoh covers 545 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kardoh falls under Bani tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kardoh is Kathua, about 21 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kardoh.

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

Kardoh is in Bani tehsil of Kathua district. Bani is about 12 km away. Kathua is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gatti (2.4 km), Koti (4.2 km) and Chila (7.0 km).

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

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