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About Kiranpur Village

Kiranpur is a mid sized village in Shambhuganj tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,352, made up of 685 males and 667 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kiranpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kiranpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Shambhuganj
Pincode 813221
Area (hectares) 34 hectares
Population 1,352
Male Population 685
Female Population 667
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kiranpur compares

By the 2011 count Kiranpur is the 52nd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents. Its 34 hectares work out to about 40 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Kiranpur

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

How far is Kiranpur from other places

Kiranpur lies about 30 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Kamarganj, about 18 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 Kiranpur
Nearest town Kharagpur 17 km
Nearest railway station Kamarganj 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Shambhuganj 30 km
District headquarters Banka 30 km

Villages closest to Kiranpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kiranpur village had a population of 1,352. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents.

Kiranpur village has 685 males and 667 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kiranpur has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 879.

The pincode recorded for Kiranpur is 813221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kiranpur covers 34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 40 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kiranpur falls under Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kiranpur is Kamarganj, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Kiranpur is about 30 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kiranpur is in Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district. Kharagpur is about 17 km away. Kamarganj is about 18 km away. Shambhuganj is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karanpur (under 2 km), Karsop (under 2 km) and Karsop Arazi (under 2 km).

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

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