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About Kirta Village

Kirta is a small village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 427, made up of 194 males and 233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,201 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kirta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kirta village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Maheshpur
Pincode 814111
Area (hectares) 170 hectares
Population 427
Male Population 194
Female Population 233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,201
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kirta compares

By the 2011 count Kirta is the 172nd largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 170 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Kirta

Kirta is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kirta as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kirta from other places

Kirta lies about 35 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Ambajora Shikaripara, about 34 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 Kirta
Tehsil headquarters Maheshpur 26 km
Nearest railway station Ambajora Shikaripara 34 km
District headquarters Pakur 35 km

Villages closest to Kirta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kirta village had a population of 427. That makes it the 172nd largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Kirta village has 194 males and 233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kirta has about 1201 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Kirta is 814111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kirta covers 170 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kirta falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kirta is Ambajora Shikaripara, about 34 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kirta.

Kirta is about 35 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kirta is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Maheshpur is about 26 km away. Ambajora Shikaripara is about 34 km away. Pakur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baramasia (4.4 km), Bhelai Baramasia (4.4 km) and Dhabarna (5.6 km).

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

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