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About Kirting Village

Kirting is a small village in Lahul tehsil, in the district of Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 199, made up of 92 males and 107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,163 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kirting Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kirting village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil Lahul
Pincode 175133
Area (hectares) 34.05 hectares
Population 199
Male Population 92
Female Population 107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,163
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kirting compares

By the 2011 count Kirting is the 10th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 78 residents. Its 34.05 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Kirting

Kirting is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kirting as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Khawagling, Khinang, Khoksar and Khorpani. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kirting

As per the Census of India 2011, Kirting village had a population of 199. That makes it the 10th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 78 residents.

Kirting village has 92 males and 107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kirting has about 1163 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Kirting is 175133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kirting covers 34.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kirting falls under Lahul tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kirting notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kirting.

Kirting is in Lahul tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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