About Kidru Village

Kidru is a small village in Atholi tehsil, in the district of Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 291, made up of 145 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kidru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kidru village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kishtwar
Tehsil	Atholi
Pincode	182204
Area (hectares)	148.1 hectares
Population	291
Male Population	145
Female Population	146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,007
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 Kidru compares

By the 2011 count Kidru is the 26th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 673 residents. Its 148.1 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 Kidru

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

Kidru lies about 17 km from Kishtwar, and the nearest railway station is Banihal, about 72 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 Kidru
District headquarters	Kishtwar	17 km
Nearest town	Kishtwār	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Atholi	22 km
Nearest railway station	Banihal	72 km

Villages closest to Kidru

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.

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Common questions about Kidru

As per the Census of India 2011, Kidru village had a population of 291. That makes it the 26th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 673 residents.

Kidru village has 145 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kidru has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 924.

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

Kidru covers 148.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kidru is Banihal, about 72 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 Kidru.

Kidru is about 17 km from Kishtwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kidru is in Atholi tehsil of Kishtwar district. Kishtwar is about 17 km away. Kishtwār is about 17 km away. Atholi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.