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About Kals Village

Kals is a small village in Thanamandi tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 311, made up of 157 males and 154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kals Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kals village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Thanamandi
Pincode 185212
Area (hectares) 29.5 hectares
Population 311
Male Population 157
Female Population 154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kals compares

By the 2011 count Kals is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents. Its 29.5 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Kals

Kals is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kals as Available within <5 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 Kals from other places

Kals lies about 20 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 63 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 Kals
Tehsil headquarters Thanamandi 1.6 km
District headquarters Rajouri 20 km
Nearest town Rajaori 21 km
Nearest railway station Naid Gaam Railway Station 63 km

Villages closest to Kals

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kals village had a population of 311. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents.

Kals village has 157 males and 154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kals has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Kals is 185212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kals covers 29.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kals falls under Thanamandi tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kals is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 63 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kals.

Kals is about 20 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kals is in Thanamandi tehsil of Rajouri district. Thanamandi is about 1.6 km away. Rajouri is about 20 km away. Rajaori is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manhal (under 2 km), Azmat Abad (under 2 km) and Karyot (under 2 km).

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

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