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About Kirpind Village

Kirpind is a large village in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,025, made up of 1,550 males and 1,475 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 237.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kirpind Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kirpind village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Ranbir Singh Pora
Pincode 181114
Area (hectares) 237.2 hectares
Population 3,025
Male Population 1,550
Female Population 1,475
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kirpind compares

By the 2011 count Kirpind is the 12th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents. Its 237.2 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Kirpind

Kirpind is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kirpind as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kirpind from other places

Kirpind lies about 15 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bari Brahman, about 12 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 Kirpind
Nearest railway station Bari Brahman 12 km
Nearest town Jammu Cantonment 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Ranbir Singh Pora 15 km
District headquarters Jammu 15 km

Villages closest to Kirpind

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ranbir Singh Pora 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 Kirpind

As per the Census of India 2011, Kirpind village had a population of 3,025. That makes it the 12th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents.

Kirpind village has 1,550 males and 1,475 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kirpind has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Kirpind is 181114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kirpind covers 237.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kirpind falls under Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kirpind is Bari Brahman, about 12 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 within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kirpind.

Kirpind is about 15 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kirpind is in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil of Jammu district. Bari Brahman is about 12 km away. Jammu Cantonment is about 12 km away. Ranbir Singh Pora is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mamka (under 2 km), Ratian (1.5 km) and Nihalpur Simbal (1.7 km).

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

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