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About Kiri Shahi Village

Kiri Shahi is a mid sized village in Khadur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Tarn Taran, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,209, made up of 645 males and 564 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 234 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kiri Shahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kiri Shahi village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Tarn Taran
Tehsil Khadur Sahib
Pincode 143117
Area (hectares) 234 hectares
Population 1,209
Male Population 645
Female Population 564
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kiri Shahi compares

By the 2011 count Kiri Shahi is the 53rd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,994 residents. Its 234 hectares work out to about 5.2 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 922.

Getting to Kiri Shahi

Kiri Shahi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kiri Shahi 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kiri Shahi from other places

Kiri Shahi lies about 23 km from Tarn Taran, and the nearest railway station is Saidpur Jalalabad, about 4.4 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 Shahi
Nearest railway station Saidpur Jalalabad 4.4 km
Nearest town Kapurthala Town 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Khadur Sahib 23 km
District headquarters Tarn Taran 23 km

Villages closest to Kiri Shahi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khadur Sahib 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 Shahi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kiri Shahi village had a population of 1,209. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,994 residents.

Kiri Shahi village has 645 males and 564 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kiri Shahi has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Kiri Shahi is 143117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kiri Shahi covers 234 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kiri Shahi falls under Khadur Sahib tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kiri Shahi is Saidpur Jalalabad, about 4.4 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kiri Shahi.

Kiri Shahi is about 23 km from Tarn Taran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kiri Shahi is in Khadur Sahib tehsil of Tarn Taran district. Saidpur Jalalabad is about 4.4 km away. Kapurthala Town is about 20 km away. Khadur Sahib is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darapur (under 2 km), Kiri Bodal (1.8 km) and Chak Desal (2.1 km).

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

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