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About Kirtania Village

Kirtania is a large village in Pirpainti tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,303, made up of 1,222 males and 1,081 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kirtania Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kirtania village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Pirpainti
Pincode 813209
Area (hectares) 191 hectares
Population 2,303
Male Population 1,222
Female Population 1,081
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kirtania compares

By the 2011 count Kirtania is the 31st largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,129 residents. Its 191 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 876.

Getting to Kirtania

Kirtania is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kirtania as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kirtania from other places

Kirtania lies about 50 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ammapali, about 2.3 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 Kirtania
Nearest railway station Ammapali 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Pirpainti 8.8 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 16 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 50 km

Villages closest to Kirtania

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kirtania village had a population of 2,303. That makes it the 31st largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,129 residents.

Kirtania village has 1,222 males and 1,081 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kirtania has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 876.

The pincode recorded for Kirtania is 813209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kirtania covers 191 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kirtania falls under Pirpainti tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kirtania is Ammapali, about 2.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kirtania.

Kirtania is about 50 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kirtania is in Pirpainti tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ammapali is about 2.3 km away. Pirpainti is about 8.8 km away. Sāhibganj is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kangali Chauki (under 2 km), Kangalichak (under 2 km) and Dadar (under 2 km).

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

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