Kud

Kud is a town and a notified area committee in Udhampur District in the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is about 5 km from the popular tourist place Patnitop and famous for 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.

Kud
city
Kud Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India Kud Kud (India)
Coordinates: 33.08°N 75.28°E
Country	India
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Udhampur
Elevation	1,855 m (6,086 ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	1,140
Languages
• Official	Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Location

It is located on the Udhampur Srinagar Highway, 100 km from Jammu and 34 km from Udhampur city. It is just short of the tourist spot of Patnitop while driving to Patni top from Udhampur. After Patnitop is the adjoining town of Batote.

Geography

Kud is located at 33.08°N 75.28°E.[1] 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.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[2] 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.

Speciality

Kud is notable for its sweets shops which make hot and fresh patisa that is popular among the tourists.

References

1. "Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kud". Fallingrain.com. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
2. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.