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About Kirat Village

Kirat is a mid sized village in Palghar tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,717, made up of 878 males and 839 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 758 hectares hectares.

Kirat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kirat village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Palghar
Area (hectares) 758 hectares
Population 1,717
Male Population 878
Female Population 839
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kirat compares

By the 2011 count Kirat is the 63rd largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 758 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Kirat

Kirat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kirat as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Kharshet, Kharwadashri, Khatali and Khutad. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kirat

As per the Census of India 2011, Kirat village had a population of 1,717. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Kirat village has 878 males and 839 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kirat has about 956 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 986.

Kirat covers 758 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kirat falls under Palghar tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Kirat notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Kirat is in Palghar tehsil of Thane district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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