Skip to main content

About Krohl Buddu Village

Krohl Buddu is a small village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 282, made up of 149 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Krohl Buddu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Krohl Buddu village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184148
Area (hectares) 218 hectares
Population 282
Male Population 149
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
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 Krohl Buddu compares

By the 2011 count Krohl Buddu is the 134th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 218 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Krohl Buddu

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

Krohl Buddu lies about 53 km from Kathua, 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 Krohl Buddu
Nearest railway station Vijaypur Jammu 3.7 km
Nearest town Sāmba 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Hiranagar 27 km
District headquarters Kathua 53 km

Villages closest to Krohl Buddu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hiranagar 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 Krohl Buddu

As per the Census of India 2011, Krohl Buddu village had a population of 282. That makes it the 134th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Krohl Buddu village has 149 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Krohl Buddu has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Krohl Buddu is 184148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Krohl Buddu covers 218 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Krohl Buddu falls under Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Krohl Buddu 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Krohl Buddu.

Krohl Buddu is about 53 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Krohl Buddu is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Vijaypur Jammu is about 3.7 km away. Sāmba is about 8.9 km away. Hiranagar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marhin (8.4 km), Khan Pur (9.9 km) and Maila (11 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.