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About Kirraya Village

Kirraya is a small village in Chanderi tehsil, in the district of Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 395, made up of 201 males and 194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 689.26 hectares hectares.

Kirraya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kirraya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ashoknagar
Tehsil Chanderi
Area (hectares) 689.26 hectares
Population 395
Male Population 201
Female Population 194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Kirraya compares

By the 2011 count Kirraya is the 104th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 942 residents. Its 689.26 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Kirraya

Kirraya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kirraya 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kirraya from other places

Kirraya lies about 46 km from Ashoknagar, and the nearest railway station is Dailwara, about 31 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 Kirraya
Nearest town Bāmor Kalān 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Chanderi 14 km
Nearest railway station Dailwara 31 km
District headquarters Ashoknagar 46 km

Villages closest to Kirraya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kirraya village had a population of 395. That makes it the 104th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 942 residents.

Kirraya village has 201 males and 194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kirraya has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 898.

Kirraya covers 689.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kirraya falls under Chanderi tehsil of Ashoknagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kirraya is Dailwara, about 31 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kirraya.

Kirraya is about 46 km from Ashoknagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kirraya is in Chanderi tehsil of Ashoknagar district. Bāmor Kalān is about 9.2 km away. Chanderi is about 14 km away. Dailwara is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pahadpur (under 2 km), Lidhora Munjapta (1.6 km) and Mohanpur Chanderi (2.6 km).

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

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