About Kiriyan Village

Kiriyan is a mid sized village in Tarn Taran tehsil, in the district of Tarn Taran, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,478, made up of 770 males and 708 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 980 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kiriyan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kiriyan village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Tarn Taran
Tehsil	Tarn Taran
Pincode	143408
Area (hectares)	980 hectares
Population	1,478
Male Population	770
Female Population	708
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	919
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 Kiriyan compares

By the 2011 count Kiriyan is the 110th largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,215 residents. Its 980 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Kiriyan

Kiriyan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kiriyan 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 Kiriyan from other places

Kiriyan lies about 30 km from Tarn Taran, and the nearest railway station is Makhu, about 8.5 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 Kiriyan
Nearest railway station	Makhu	8.5 km
Nearest town	Patti	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tarn Taran	30 km

Villages closest to Kiriyan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tarn Taran 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.

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Common questions about Kiriyan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kiriyan village had a population of 1,478. That makes it the 110th largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,215 residents.

Kiriyan village has 770 males and 708 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kiriyan has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Kiriyan is 143408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kiriyan covers 980 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.

Kiriyan falls under Tarn Taran tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kiriyan is Makhu, about 8.5 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kiriyan.

Kiriyan is about 30 km from Tarn Taran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kiriyan is in Tarn Taran tehsil of Tarn Taran district. Makhu is about 8.5 km away. Patti is about 15 km away. Tarn Taran is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.