About Kiritpur Village

Kiritpur is a mid sized village in Ghoghardiha tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,277, made up of 637 males and 640 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.6 hectares hectares.

Kiritpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kiritpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhubani
Tehsil	Ghoghardiha
Area (hectares)	120.6 hectares
Population	1,277
Male Population	637
Female Population	640
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,005
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kiritpur compares

By the 2011 count Kiritpur is the 42nd largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,627 residents. Its 120.6 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Kiritpur

Kiritpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kiritpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kiritpur from other places

Kiritpur lies about 34 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Tamuria, about 6.4 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 Kiritpur
Nearest railway station	Tamuria	6.4 km
Nearest town	Jhanjhārpur	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ghoghardiha	34 km
District headquarters	Madhubani	34 km

Villages closest to Kiritpur

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

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Common questions about Kiritpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kiritpur village had a population of 1,277. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,627 residents.

Kiritpur village has 637 males and 640 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kiritpur has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Kiritpur covers 120.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kiritpur falls under Ghoghardiha tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kiritpur is Tamuria, about 6.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kiritpur.

Kiritpur is about 34 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kiritpur is in Ghoghardiha tehsil of Madhubani district. Tamuria is about 6.4 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 12 km away. Ghoghardiha is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.