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About Kiratpur Village

Kiratpur is a mid sized village in Alinagar tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,414, made up of 768 males and 646 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 841 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kiratpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kiratpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Alinagar
Pincode 847405
Area (hectares) 47 hectares
Population 1,414
Male Population 768
Female Population 646
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 841
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kiratpur compares

By the 2011 count Kiratpur is the 32nd largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,774 residents. Its 47 hectares work out to about 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Kiratpur

Kiratpur 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 Kiratpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kiratpur from other places

Kiratpur lies about 64 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Majnupur Nawada, about 12 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 Kiratpur
Nearest railway station Majnupur Nawada 12 km
Nearest town Bāruni 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Alinagar 32 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 64 km

Villages closest to Kiratpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kiratpur village had a population of 1,414. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,774 residents.

Kiratpur village has 768 males and 646 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kiratpur has about 841 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Kiratpur is 847405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kiratpur covers 47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kiratpur falls under Alinagar tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kiratpur is Majnupur Nawada, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kiratpur.

Kiratpur is about 64 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kiratpur is in Alinagar tehsil of Darbhanga district. Majnupur Nawada is about 12 km away. Bāruni is about 15 km away. Alinagar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garha (2.6 km), Dhamwara (8.8 km) and Pirauli (14 km).

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

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