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About Ligri Village

Ligri 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 1,824, made up of 976 males and 848 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 964.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ligri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ligri village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kishtwar
Tehsil Atholi
Pincode 182204
Area (hectares) 964.4 hectares
Population 1,824
Male Population 976
Female Population 848
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
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 Ligri compares

By the 2011 count Ligri is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 673 residents. Its 964.4 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Ligri

Ligri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ligri 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. The nearest villages by name are Kadail, Kidru, Kundal and Layee. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Ligri

As per the Census of India 2011, Ligri village had a population of 1,824. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 673 residents.

Ligri village has 976 males and 848 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ligri has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 924.

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

Ligri covers 964.4 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.

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

The census record for Ligri notes the nearest railway station 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 Ligri.

Ligri is in Atholi tehsil of Kishtwar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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