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About Kinirkela Village

Kinirkela is a mid sized village in Basia tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 531, made up of 262 males and 269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 401 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kinirkela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kinirkela village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Basia
Pincode 835227
Area (hectares) 401 hectares
Population 531
Male Population 262
Female Population 269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
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 Kinirkela compares

By the 2011 count Kinirkela is the 63rd largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 925 residents. Its 401 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Kinirkela

Kinirkela is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kinirkela 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 Kinirkela from other places

Kinirkela lies about 42 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Kurkura, about 14 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 Kinirkela
Tehsil headquarters Basia 14 km
Nearest railway station Kurkura 14 km
Nearest town Simdega 34 km
District headquarters Gumla 42 km

Villages closest to Kinirkela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kinirkela village had a population of 531. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 925 residents.

Kinirkela village has 262 males and 269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kinirkela has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Kinirkela is 835227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kinirkela covers 401 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kinirkela falls under Basia tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kinirkela is Kurkura, about 14 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 Kinirkela.

Kinirkela is about 42 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kinirkela is in Basia tehsil of Gumla district. Basia is about 14 km away. Kurkura is about 14 km away. Simdega is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Turbunga (1.6 km), Kurlaga (1.9 km) and Dolongsera (2.1 km).

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

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