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About Kirora Village

Kirora is one of the larger villages in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,745, made up of 3,483 males and 3,262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 522.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854317, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kirora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kirora village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Balrampur
Pincode 854317
Area (hectares) 522.1 hectares
Population 6,745
Male Population 3,483
Female Population 3,262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kirora compares

By the 2011 count Kirora is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents. Its 522.1 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Kirora

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

How far is Kirora from other places

Kirora lies about 44 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Dalkhola, about 1.7 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 Kirora
Nearest railway station Dalkhola 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Balrampur 17 km
Nearest town Kasba 30 km
District headquarters Katihar 44 km

Villages closest to Kirora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kirora village had a population of 6,745. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents.

Kirora village has 3,483 males and 3,262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kirora has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Kirora is 854317. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kirora covers 522.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kirora falls under Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kirora is Dalkhola, about 1.7 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kirora.

Kirora is about 44 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kirora is in Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district. Dalkhola is about 1.7 km away. Balrampur is about 17 km away. Kasba 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 Kirora Milik (under 2 km), Lohagara (1.5 km) and Lohagara Milik (1.5 km).

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

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