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About Kirpalpur Village

Kirpalpur is a mid sized village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 540, made up of 255 males and 285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,118 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kirpalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kirpalpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dhanwar
Pincode 825412
Area (hectares) 77.82 hectares
Population 540
Male Population 255
Female Population 285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,118
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kirpalpur compares

By the 2011 count Kirpalpur is the 153rd largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 77.82 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Kirpalpur

The census records public bus service for Kirpalpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kirpalpur from other places

Kirpalpur lies about 44 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 2.4 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 Kirpalpur
Nearest railway station Dhanwar 2.4 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 31 km
District headquarters Giridih 44 km

Villages closest to Kirpalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kirpalpur village had a population of 540. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Kirpalpur village has 255 males and 285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kirpalpur has about 1118 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Kirpalpur is 825412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kirpalpur covers 77.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kirpalpur falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kirpalpur is Dhanwar, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kirpalpur.

Kirpalpur is about 44 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kirpalpur is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Dhanwar is about 2.4 km away. Barki Saria is about 31 km away. Giridih is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirsai (under 2 km), Pandejor (under 2 km) and Garjasaran (under 2 km).

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

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