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About Kirkichia Village

Kirkichia is one of the larger villages in Forbesganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,541, made up of 3,893 males and 3,648 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 495 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kirkichia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kirkichia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Forbesganj
Pincode 854318
Area (hectares) 495 hectares
Population 7,541
Male Population 3,893
Female Population 3,648
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kirkichia compares

By the 2011 count Kirkichia is the 11th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents. Its 495 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Kirkichia

Kirkichia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kirkichia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kirkichia from other places

Kirkichia lies about 28 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Forbesganj Junction, about 2.1 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 Kirkichia
Nearest railway station Forbesganj Junction 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Forbesganj 2.2 km
District headquarters Araria 28 km

Villages closest to Kirkichia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kirkichia village had a population of 7,541. That makes it the 11th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents.

Kirkichia village has 3,893 males and 3,648 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kirkichia has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Kirkichia is 854318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kirkichia covers 495 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kirkichia falls under Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kirkichia is Forbesganj Junction, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kirkichia.

Kirkichia is about 28 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kirkichia is in Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district. Forbesganj Junction is about 2.1 km away. Forbesganj is about 2.2 km away. Araria is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dholbaja (1.9 km), Bishunpur (2.6 km) and Shahbazpur (2.6 km).

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

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