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About Kailtri Village

Kailtri is a mid sized village in Bashohli tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,154, made up of 633 males and 521 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 823 females per 1000 males. The village covers 610 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kailtri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kailtri village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Bashohli
Pincode 184202
Area (hectares) 610 hectares
Population 1,154
Male Population 633
Female Population 521
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 823
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 Kailtri compares

By the 2011 count Kailtri is the 28th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,720 residents. Its 610 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 902.

Getting to Kailtri

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

Kailtri lies about 41 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Budhi, about 36 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 Kailtri
Tehsil headquarters Bashohli 30 km
Nearest railway station Budhi 36 km
District headquarters Kathua 41 km

Villages closest to Kailtri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kailtri village had a population of 1,154. That makes it the 28th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,720 residents.

Kailtri village has 633 males and 521 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kailtri has about 823 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Kailtri is 184202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kailtri covers 610 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kailtri falls under Bashohli tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kailtri is Budhi, about 36 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 Kailtri.

Kailtri is about 41 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kailtri is in Bashohli tehsil of Kathua district. Bashohli is about 30 km away. Budhi is about 36 km away. Kathua is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhankar (under 2 km), Kagrod (under 2 km) and Phikar (under 2 km).

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

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