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About Kingra Village

Kingra is a mid sized village in Malout tehsil, in the district of Muktsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,189, made up of 620 males and 569 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 598 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kingra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kingra village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Muktsar
Tehsil Malout
Pincode 152107
Area (hectares) 598 hectares
Population 1,189
Male Population 620
Female Population 569
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kingra compares

By the 2011 count Kingra is the 87th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,931 residents. Its 598 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 901.

Getting to Kingra

Kingra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kingra 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kingra from other places

Kingra lies about 35 km from Muktsar, and the nearest railway station is Faqarsar, about 3.3 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 Kingra
Nearest railway station Faqarsar 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Malout 9.9 km
District headquarters Muktsar 35 km

Villages closest to Kingra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kingra village had a population of 1,189. That makes it the 87th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,931 residents.

Kingra village has 620 males and 569 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kingra has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Kingra is 152107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kingra covers 598 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kingra falls under Malout tehsil of Muktsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kingra is Faqarsar, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Kingra.

Kingra is about 35 km from Muktsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kingra is in Malout tehsil of Muktsar district. Faqarsar is about 3.3 km away. Malout is about 9.9 km away. Muktsar is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghumar Khera (2.8 km), Rathrian 0 (3.5 km) and Abul Khurana (3.8 km).

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

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