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About Chirkhiri Village

Chirkhiri is a large village in Derapur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,169, made up of 1,155 males and 1,014 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 309.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 209310, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chirkhiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chirkhiri village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Dehat
Tehsil Derapur
Pincode 209310
Area (hectares) 309.62 hectares
Population 2,169
Male Population 1,155
Female Population 1,014
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
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 Chirkhiri compares

By the 2011 count Chirkhiri is the 35th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,802 residents. Its 309.62 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 862.

Getting to Chirkhiri

The census records public bus service for Chirkhiri 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 Chirkhiri from other places

Chirkhiri lies about 16 km from Kanpur Dehat, and the nearest railway station is Jhinjhak, about 4.6 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 Chirkhiri
Nearest town Jhīnjhak 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Jhinjhak 4.6 km
District headquarters Kanpur Dehat 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Derapur 19 km

Villages closest to Chirkhiri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chirkhiri village had a population of 2,169. That makes it the 35th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,802 residents.

Chirkhiri village has 1,155 males and 1,014 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chirkhiri has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 862.

The pincode recorded for Chirkhiri is 209310. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chirkhiri covers 309.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chirkhiri falls under Derapur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chirkhiri is Jhinjhak, about 4.6 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 Chirkhiri.

Chirkhiri is about 16 km from Kanpur Dehat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chirkhiri is in Derapur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district. Jhīnjhak is about 4.5 km away. Jhinjhak is about 4.6 km away. Kanpur Dehat is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parjani (1.6 km), Lagartha (2.2 km) and Baragaon Gulam Kayum (3.0 km).

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

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