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About Kirgapati Village

Kirgapati is a small village in Kanker tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 386, made up of 218 males and 168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 771 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495691, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kirgapati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kirgapati village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Kanker
Pincode 495691
Area (hectares) 197.62 hectares
Population 386
Male Population 218
Female Population 168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 771
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kirgapati compares

By the 2011 count Kirgapati is the 76th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 881 residents. Its 197.62 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Kirgapati

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

Kirgapati lies about 17 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 30 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 Kirgapati
Tehsil headquarters Kanker 12 km
Nearest town Kānker 12 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 17 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 30 km

Villages closest to Kirgapati

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kirgapati village had a population of 386. That makes it the 76th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 881 residents.

Kirgapati village has 218 males and 168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kirgapati has about 771 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

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

Kirgapati covers 197.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kirgapati falls under Kanker tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kirgapati is Antagarh, about 30 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 Kirgapati.

Kirgapati is about 17 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kirgapati is in Kanker tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Kanker is about 12 km away. Kānker is about 12 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhantulsi (1.6 km), Pidhapal (2.1 km) and Tultuli (2.5 km).

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

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