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About Kiri Village

Kiri is a small village in Khuntpani tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 302, made up of 163 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kiri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Khuntpani
Pincode 833201
Area (hectares) 95 hectares
Population 302
Male Population 163
Female Population 139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kiri compares

By the 2011 count Kiri is the 99th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 723 residents. Its 95 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Kiri

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

How far is Kiri from other places

Kiri lies about 25 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Pandrasali, about 6.5 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 Kiri
Nearest railway station Pandrasali 6.5 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Khuntpani 16 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 25 km

Villages closest to Kiri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kiri village had a population of 302. That makes it the 99th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 723 residents.

Kiri village has 163 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kiri has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Kiri is 833201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kiri covers 95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kiri falls under Khuntpani tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kiri is Pandrasali, about 6.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 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 Kiri.

Kiri is about 25 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kiri is in Khuntpani tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Pandrasali is about 6.5 km away. Chāībāsa is about 12 km away. Khuntpani 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 Tholko (under 2 km), Sangajata (2.4 km) and Khunti (2.7 km).

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

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