Kud

Kud
Kud
Town
	Kud Location in Jammu and Kashmir Kud Kud (India)
	Coordinates: 33°04′41″N75°17′28″E / 33.078°N 75.291°E
Country	India
Union Territory	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Udhampur
Tehsil	Chenani
Elevation	1,855 m (6,086 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	1,565
Demographics
• Literacy	71.76%
• Sex ratio	966 ♀/ 1000 ♂
Languages
• Official	Dogri, English, Hindi, Kashmiri, Urdu
• Spoken	Bharmouri, Dogri, Gojri, Hindi, Pahari
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	182142
Vehicle registration	JK-14
Website	jktdc.co.in/Kud.aspx

Last updated May 24, 2024

Kud is a town and a notified area committee in Udhampur district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is about 10 km from the popular tourist place Patnitop and is famous for a local sweet known as "Desi Ghee Patisa" another name of the sweet made up of milk products. Desi Ghee is a milk product and patisa is known as Papdi.

Geography

Kud is located at 33°05′N75°17′E / 33.08°N 75.28°E / 33.08; 75.28 .^[3] It has an average elevation of 1855 metres (6085 feet).It is a part of the Lower Himalayan Range. the river Chenab flows in close proximity. It is located on the NH 44, 100 km from Jammu and 38 km from Udhampur city. It is just short of the tourist spot of Patnitop while driving to Patnitop from Udhampur. After Patnitop is the adjoining town of Batote.

Demographics

Religion in Kud Town (2011)^[4]

Hinduism (90.73%)

Islam (4.6%)

Sikhism (4.6%)

Jainism (0.06%)

As of 2011^[update] India census,^[1] Kud had a population of 1140. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Kud has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 69%, and female literacy is 47%. In Kud, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transportation

Air

The nearest airport is Jammu Airport in Jammu located 106 kilometres from Kud.

Rail

Kud is not connected with railways. The nearest railway station is Udhampur railway station located 38 kilometres from Kud.

Road

Kud is well-connected with roads and highways. The NH 44 passes through Kud on the way towards Srinagar.

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1 2 3 4 "Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns" (PDF). Govt of India Census. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
↑ "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
↑ "Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kud". Fallingrain.com. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
↑ "Kud Town religion". Census India. Retrieved 14 July 2021.

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[Udhampur_Census_2011-1] 1 2 3 4 "Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns" (PDF). Govt of India Census. Retrieved 14 July 2021.

[2] "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.

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[Kud_Town_religion-4] "Kud Town religion". Census India. Retrieved 14 July 2021.

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