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About Kirtodih Village

Kirtodih is a mid sized village in Bishungarh tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,374, made up of 702 males and 672 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825323, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kirtodih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kirtodih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Bishungarh
Pincode 825323
Area (hectares) 149 hectares
Population 1,374
Male Population 702
Female Population 672
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kirtodih compares

By the 2011 count Kirtodih is the 30th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents. Its 149 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Kirtodih

Kirtodih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kirtodih as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kirtodih from other places

Kirtodih lies about 42 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Keshwari, about 16 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 Kirtodih
Tehsil headquarters Bishungarh 8.2 km
Nearest railway station Keshwari 16 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 16 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 42 km

Villages closest to Kirtodih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kirtodih village had a population of 1,374. That makes it the 30th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents.

Kirtodih village has 702 males and 672 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kirtodih has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Kirtodih is 825323. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kirtodih covers 149 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kirtodih falls under Bishungarh tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kirtodih is Keshwari, about 16 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 <5 km distance for Kirtodih.

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

Kirtodih is in Bishungarh tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Bishungarh is about 8.2 km away. Keshwari is about 16 km away. Barki Saria is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chukchuko (under 2 km), Basaria (1.8 km) and Sauladih (1.8 km).

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

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