About Kanthol Village

Kanthol is one of the larger villages in Budhal tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,512, made up of 2,868 males and 2,644 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2845 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanthol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanthol village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Rajouri
Tehsil	Budhal
Pincode	185233
Area (hectares)	2845 hectares
Population	5,512
Male Population	2,868
Female Population	2,644
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanthol compares

By the 2011 count Kanthol is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,413 residents. Its 2845 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Kanthol

Kanthol is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanthol as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kanthol from other places

Kanthol lies about 13 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 41 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 Kanthol
District headquarters	Rajouri	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Budhal	14 km
Nearest town	Rajaori	22 km
Nearest railway station	Dugga	41 km

Villages closest to Kanthol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanthol village had a population of 5,512. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,413 residents.

Kanthol village has 2,868 males and 2,644 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanthol has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Kanthol is 185233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanthol covers 2845 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.

Kanthol falls under Budhal tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kanthol is Dugga, about 41 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 village for Kanthol.

Kanthol is about 13 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanthol is in Budhal tehsil of Rajouri district. Rajouri is about 13 km away. Budhal is about 14 km away. Rajaori is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.