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About Munja Kot Village

Munja Kot is a mid sized village in Rajauri tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,057, made up of 920 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 149 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Munja Kot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Munja Kot village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Rajauri
Pincode 185131
Area (hectares) 78.9 hectares
Population 1,057
Male Population 920
Female Population 137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 149
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Munja Kot compares

By the 2011 count Munja Kot is the 54th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,352 residents. Its 78.9 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Munja Kot

Munja Kot is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Munja Kot as Available within village. 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 Munja Kot from other places

Munja Kot lies about 9.3 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 45 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 Munja Kot
District headquarters Rajouri 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajauri 18 km
Nearest town Rajaori 18 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 45 km

Villages closest to Munja Kot

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajauri 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 Munja Kot

As per the Census of India 2011, Munja Kot village had a population of 1,057. That makes it the 54th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,352 residents.

Munja Kot village has 920 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Munja Kot has about 149 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Munja Kot is 185131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Munja Kot covers 78.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Munja Kot falls under Rajauri tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Munja Kot is Dugga, about 45 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Munja Kot.

Munja Kot is about 9.3 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Munja Kot is in Rajauri tehsil of Rajouri district. Rajouri is about 9.3 km away. Rajauri is about 18 km away. Rajaori is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kottari Jagir (under 2 km), Saun Kot (under 2 km) and Sonal Kot (under 2 km).

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

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