Kishtwar, Budgam, Budgam, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Kishtwar


The village Kishtwar is located in Budgam Tahsil of Budgam District in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in India. It is governed by Handgan Gram Panchayat. It comes under Budgam Community Development Block. The nearest town is Badgam, which is about 7 kilometers away from Kishtwar.

Travel and Communication for Kishtwar


The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station 5-10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Kishtwar


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Kishtwar is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Kishtwar is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Kishtwar


As per available data from the year 2009, 1251 persons live in 151 house holds in the village Kishtwar. There are 601 female individuals and 650 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.04% and males constitute 51.96% of the total population.

Population density of Kishtwar is 712.41 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Kishtwar


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Total area of Kishtwar is 175.6 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 129.9 ha. About 42.5 ha is un-irrigated area. About 87.4 ha is irrigated area. About 87.4 ha is irrigated by canal water.

About 6.5 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 39.2 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Kishtwar


There is a private pre-primary school in the village Kishtwar.

There is a government primary school in the village Kishtwar.

There is a government middle school in the village Kishtwar.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Badgam, which is 5-10 kms away from Kishtwar.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Badgam, which is 5-10 kms away from Kishtwar.

Colleges in Kishtwar


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Badgam, which is 5-10 kms away from Kishtwar.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Srinagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Kishtwar.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Srinagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Kishtwar.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Srinagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Kishtwar.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Srinagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Kishtwar.

Other Educational Facilities in Kishtwar


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Badgam, which is 5-10 kms away from Kishtwar.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Srinagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Kishtwar.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Srinagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Kishtwar.

Healthcare Facilities in Kishtwar


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Kishtwar.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Kishtwar.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Kishtwar.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Kishtwar.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Kishtwar.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Kishtwar.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Kishtwar.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Kishtwar.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Kishtwar.

There is a mobile health centre 5-10 kms away from Kishtwar.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Kishtwar.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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