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About Kirna Village

Kirna is a large village in Pathariya tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,197, made up of 1,108 males and 1,089 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 612.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kirna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kirna village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Pathariya
Pincode 495224
Area (hectares) 612.81 hectares
Population 2,197
Male Population 1,108
Female Population 1,089
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kirna compares

By the 2011 count Kirna is the 11th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 612.81 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Kirna

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

Kirna lies about 43 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Belha, about 33 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 Kirna
Tehsil headquarters Pathariya 9.1 km
Nearest town Mungeli 11 km
Nearest railway station Belha 33 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 43 km

Villages closest to Kirna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kirna village had a population of 2,197. That makes it the 11th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Kirna village has 1,108 males and 1,089 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kirna has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Kirna is 495224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kirna covers 612.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kirna falls under Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kirna is Belha, about 33 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Kirna.

Kirna is about 43 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kirna is in Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district. Pathariya is about 9.1 km away. Mungeli is about 11 km away. Belha is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hardi (under 2 km), Jota (2.0 km) and Kanharpur (2.4 km).

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

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