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About Chirli Village

Chirli is a large village in Ghatampur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,179, made up of 1,170 males and 1,009 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 440.44 hectares hectares.

Chirli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chirli village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Nagar
Tehsil Ghatampur
Area (hectares) 440.44 hectares
Population 2,179
Male Population 1,170
Female Population 1,009
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chirli compares

By the 2011 count Chirli is the 79th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,813 residents. Its 440.44 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 862.

Getting to Chirli

Chirli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chirli as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chirli from other places

Chirli lies about 29 km from Kanpur Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Sirsaul, about 10 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 Chirli
Nearest railway station Sirsaul 10 km
Nearest town Kanpur Cantonment 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghatampur 24 km
District headquarters Kanpur Nagar 29 km

Villages closest to Chirli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chirli village had a population of 2,179. That makes it the 79th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,813 residents.

Chirli village has 1,170 males and 1,009 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chirli has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 862.

Chirli covers 440.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chirli falls under Ghatampur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chirli is Sirsaul, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chirli.

Chirli is about 29 km from Kanpur Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chirli is in Ghatampur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district. Sirsaul is about 10 km away. Kanpur Cantonment is about 21 km away. Ghatampur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chilli (under 2 km), Chirla (under 2 km) and Bhitargaon (under 2 km).

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

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