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About Kirta Village

Kirta is a mid sized village in Nawagarh tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 872, made up of 425 males and 447 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 353.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495690, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kirta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kirta village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Nawagarh
Pincode 495690
Area (hectares) 353.03 hectares
Population 872
Male Population 425
Female Population 447
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,052
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kirta compares

By the 2011 count Kirta is the 81st largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 985 residents. Its 353.03 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Kirta

Kirta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kirta as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kirta from other places

Kirta lies about 89 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 9.9 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 Kirta
Nearest railway station Bhatapara 9.9 km
Nearest town Bhātāpāra 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawagarh 29 km
District headquarters Durg 89 km

Villages closest to Kirta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kirta village had a population of 872. That makes it the 81st largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 985 residents.

Kirta village has 425 males and 447 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kirta has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Kirta is 495690. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kirta covers 353.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kirta falls under Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kirta is Bhatapara, about 9.9 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 <5 km distance for Kirta.

Kirta is about 89 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kirta is in Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district. Bhatapara is about 9.9 km away. Bhātāpāra is about 9.9 km away. Nawagarh is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chicholi (1.6 km), Karamsen (2.5 km) and Akoli (3.6 km).

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

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