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About Kindli Village

Kindli is a mid sized village in Billawar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,156, made up of 600 males and 556 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 616 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kindli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kindli village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Billawar
Pincode 184204
Area (hectares) 616 hectares
Population 1,156
Male Population 600
Female Population 556
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
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 Kindli compares

By the 2011 count Kindli is the 57th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents. Its 616 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Kindli

Kindli is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kindli 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 Kindli from other places

Kindli lies about 44 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Budhi, about 39 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 Kindli
Tehsil headquarters Billawar 16 km
Nearest railway station Budhi 39 km
Nearest town Doda 44 km
District headquarters Kathua 44 km

Villages closest to Kindli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kindli village had a population of 1,156. That makes it the 57th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents.

Kindli village has 600 males and 556 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kindli has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Kindli is 184204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kindli covers 616 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.

Kindli falls under Billawar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kindli is Budhi, about 39 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 Kindli.

Kindli is about 44 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kindli is in Billawar tehsil of Kathua district. Billawar is about 16 km away. Budhi is about 39 km away. Doda is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Forest Block (3.6 km), Badnotta (3.7 km) and Kachhir (4.3 km).

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

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