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About Kirgaha Tola Village

Kirgaha Tola is a mid sized village in Chhuriya tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 516, made up of 271 males and 245 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 272.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495691, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kirgaha Tola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kirgaha Tola village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Chhuriya
Pincode 495691
Area (hectares) 272.86 hectares
Population 516
Male Population 271
Female Population 245
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kirgaha Tola compares

By the 2011 count Kirgaha Tola is the 161st largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 812 residents. Its 272.86 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Kirgaha Tola

Kirgaha Tola is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kirgaha Tola 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 Kirgaha Tola from other places

Kirgaha Tola lies about 37 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Paniajob, about 22 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 Kirgaha Tola
Tehsil headquarters Chhuriya 7.0 km
Nearest railway station Paniajob 22 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 23 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 37 km

Villages closest to Kirgaha Tola

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chhuriya 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 Kirgaha Tola

As per the Census of India 2011, Kirgaha Tola village had a population of 516. That makes it the 161st largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 812 residents.

Kirgaha Tola village has 271 males and 245 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kirgaha Tola has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1037.

The pincode recorded for Kirgaha Tola is 495691. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kirgaha Tola covers 272.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kirgaha Tola falls under Chhuriya tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kirgaha Tola is Paniajob, about 22 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 Kirgaha Tola.

Kirgaha Tola is about 37 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kirgaha Tola is in Chhuriya tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Chhuriya is about 7.0 km away. Paniajob is about 22 km away. Dongargarh is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Purram Tola (under 2 km), Jarhamhaka (1.7 km) and Bareth Tola (2.0 km).

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

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