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About Kirhi Village

Kirhi is a large village in Karakat tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,014, made up of 1,031 males and 983 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217 hectares hectares.

Kirhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kirhi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Karakat
Area (hectares) 217 hectares
Population 2,014
Male Population 1,031
Female Population 983
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kirhi compares

By the 2011 count Kirhi is the 31st largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents. Its 217 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Kirhi

Kirhi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kirhi 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kirhi from other places

Kirhi lies about 72 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Bikramganj, about 10 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 Kirhi
Tehsil headquarters Karakat 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Bikramganj 10 km
District headquarters Rohtas 72 km

Villages closest to Kirhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kirhi village had a population of 2,014. That makes it the 31st largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents.

Kirhi village has 1,031 males and 983 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kirhi has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 927.

Kirhi covers 217 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kirhi falls under Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kirhi is Bikramganj, about 10 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kirhi.

Kirhi is about 72 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kirhi is in Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district. Karakat is about 6.4 km away. Bikramganj is about 10 km away. Rohtas is about 72 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badladih (under 2 km), Kurawan (under 2 km) and Chandi (under 2 km).

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

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