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About Kirwil Village

Kirwil is one of the larger villages in Dudhi tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,176, made up of 2,714 males and 2,462 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 205.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kirwil Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kirwil village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Dudhi
Pincode 231202
Area (hectares) 205.25 hectares
Population 5,176
Male Population 2,714
Female Population 2,462
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kirwil compares

By the 2011 count Kirwil is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 205.25 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Kirwil

Kirwil is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kirwil as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kirwil from other places

Kirwil lies about 71 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Renukoot, about 17 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 Kirwil
Nearest railway station Renukoot 17 km
Nearest town Renukūt 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Dudhi 26 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 71 km

Villages closest to Kirwil

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kirwil village had a population of 5,176. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Kirwil village has 2,714 males and 2,462 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kirwil has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Kirwil is 231202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kirwil covers 205.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kirwil falls under Dudhi tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kirwil is Renukoot, about 17 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kirwil.

Kirwil is about 71 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kirwil is in Dudhi tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Renukoot is about 17 km away. Renukūt is about 18 km away. Dudhi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arangpani (4.3 km), Kachan (5.2 km) and Duba (5.2 km).

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

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