| Kud | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Jammu and Kashmir#India |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Jammu and Kashmir |
| Coordinates: | 33.078°N 75.291°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Name1: | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Udhampur |
| Subdivision Type3: | Tehsil |
| Subdivision Name3: | Chenani |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 1855 |
| Population Total: | 1565 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Demographics |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Literacy |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 71.76% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Sex ratio |
| Demographics Type2: | Languages |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Official[1] |
| Demographics2 Info1: | Dogri, English, Hindi, Kashmiri, Urdu |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Spoken |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 182142 |
| Registration Plate: | JK-14 |
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.
Kud is located at 33.08°N 75.28°W.[2] 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.
India census,[3] 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.
The nearest airport is Jammu Airport in Jammu located 106 kilometres from Kud.
Kud is not connected with railways. The nearest railway station is Udhampur railway station located 38 kilometres from Kud.
Kud is well-connected with roads and highways. The NH 44 passes through Kud on the way towards Srinagar.