About Kaskoot Village

Kaskoot is a large village in Banihal tehsil, in the district of Ramban, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,104, made up of 1,125 males and 979 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 762 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaskoot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaskoot village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Ramban
Tehsil	Banihal
Pincode	182146
Area (hectares)	762 hectares
Population	2,104
Male Population	1,125
Female Population	979
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	870
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaskoot compares

By the 2011 count Kaskoot is the 22nd largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,671 residents. Its 762 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Kaskoot

Kaskoot is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kaskoot as Available within 5 - 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. The nearest villages by name are Gund Adalkoot, Gund Thathar, Hoochak and Jagir Namdar. 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.

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Kaskoot

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaskoot village had a population of 2,104. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,671 residents.

Kaskoot village has 1,125 males and 979 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaskoot has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Kaskoot is 182146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaskoot covers 762 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kaskoot falls under Banihal tehsil of Ramban district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Kaskoot notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kaskoot.

Kaskoot is in Banihal tehsil of Ramban 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.