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About Kundal Village

Kundal is a mid sized village in Atholi tehsil, in the district of Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,422, made up of 732 males and 690 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kundal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kundal village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kishtwar
Tehsil Atholi
Pincode 182204
Area (hectares) 202.4 hectares
Population 1,422
Male Population 732
Female Population 690
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kundal compares

By the 2011 count Kundal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 673 residents. Its 202.4 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Kundal

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

Kundal lies about 36 km from Kishtwar, and the nearest railway station is Banihal, about 92 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 Kundal
Tehsil headquarters Atholi 1.7 km
District headquarters Kishtwar 36 km
Nearest town Kishtwār 36 km
Nearest railway station Banihal 92 km

Villages closest to Kundal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kundal village had a population of 1,422. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 673 residents.

Kundal village has 732 males and 690 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kundal has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Kundal is 182204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kundal covers 202.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kundal falls under Atholi tehsil of Kishtwar district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kundal is Banihal, about 92 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kundal.

Kundal is about 36 km from Kishtwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kundal is in Atholi tehsil of Kishtwar district. Atholi is about 1.7 km away. Kishtwar is about 36 km away. Kishtwār is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Atholi (1.7 km), Gulab Garh (2.3 km) and Mati (2.5 km).

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

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