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About Kiri Village

Kiri is a small village in Jagraon tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 285, made up of 155 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 839 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142033, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kiri village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Jagraon
Pincode 142033
Area (hectares) 195 hectares
Population 285
Male Population 155
Female Population 130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 839
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kiri compares

By the 2011 count Kiri is the 128th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 195 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Kiri

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 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 33 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Chaukiman, about 13 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 Chaukiman 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Jagraon 16 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 33 km

Villages closest to Kiri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jagraon 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 285. That makes it the 128th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Kiri village has 155 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kiri has about 839 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Kiri is 142033. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kiri covers 195 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kiri falls under Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kiri is Chaukiman, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 33 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kiri is in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district. Chaukiman is about 13 km away. Jagraon is about 16 km away. Ludhiana is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhamal (under 2 km), Madarpura (under 2 km) and Manwarpura (under 2 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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