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About Kairabani Village

Kairabani is a small village in Ranishwar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 173, made up of 88 males and 85 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kairabani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kairabani village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Ranishwar
Pincode 816118
Area (hectares) 243 hectares
Population 173
Male Population 88
Female Population 85
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kairabani compares

By the 2011 count Kairabani is the 150th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 526 residents. Its 243 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Kairabani

Kairabani is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kairabani as Available within 10+ km distance. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kairabani from other places

Kairabani lies about 18 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Jama, about 13 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 Kairabani
Nearest railway station Jama 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Ranishwar 18 km
District headquarters Dumka 18 km

Villages closest to Kairabani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kairabani village had a population of 173. That makes it the 150th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 526 residents.

Kairabani village has 88 males and 85 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kairabani has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Kairabani is 816118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kairabani covers 243 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kairabani falls under Ranishwar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kairabani is Jama, about 13 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kairabani.

Kairabani is about 18 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kairabani is in Ranishwar tehsil of Dumka district. Jama is about 13 km away. Ranishwar is about 18 km away. Dumka is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haripur (5.3 km), Baidyanathpur (9.1 km) and Pratappur (10 km).

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

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