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About Kaban Village

Kaban 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 741, made up of 356 males and 385 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3475.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaban Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaban village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kishtwar
Tehsil Atholi
Pincode 182204
Area (hectares) 3475.1 hectares
Population 741
Male Population 356
Female Population 385
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,081
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaban compares

By the 2011 count Kaban is the 11th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 673 residents. Its 3475.1 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Kaban

Kaban is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kaban as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kaban from other places

Kaban lies about 46 km from Kishtwar, and the nearest railway station is Banihal, about 102 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 Kaban
Tehsil headquarters Atholi 9.3 km
District headquarters Kishtwar 46 km
Nearest town Kishtwār 46 km
Nearest railway station Banihal 102 km

Villages closest to Kaban

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 Kaban

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaban village had a population of 741. That makes it the 11th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 673 residents.

Kaban village has 356 males and 385 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaban has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 924.

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

Kaban covers 3475.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kaban is Banihal, about 102 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 km distance for Kaban.

Kaban is about 46 km from Kishtwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaban is in Atholi tehsil of Kishtwar district. Atholi is about 9.3 km away. Kishtwar is about 46 km away. Kishtwār is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chashoti (6.8 km), Sohal (6.9 km) and Garh Padder (7.7 km).

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

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