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About Kirgani Village

Kirgani is a mid sized village in Tehri tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 629, made up of 275 males and 354 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,287 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kirgani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kirgani village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Tehri
Pincode 249130
Area (hectares) 183.96 hectares
Population 629
Male Population 275
Female Population 354
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,287
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kirgani compares

By the 2011 count Kirgani is the 19th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 254 residents. Its 183.96 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1154.

Getting to Kirgani

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

Kirgani lies about 7.2 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 34 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 Kirgani
Tehsil headquarters Tehri 7.2 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 7.2 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 34 km

Villages closest to Kirgani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kirgani village had a population of 629. That makes it the 19th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 254 residents.

Kirgani village has 275 males and 354 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kirgani has about 1287 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1154.

The pincode recorded for Kirgani is 249130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kirgani covers 183.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kirgani falls under Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kirgani is Harrawala, about 34 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 Kirgani.

Kirgani is about 7.2 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kirgani is in Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri is about 7.2 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 7.2 km away. Harrawala is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dang Malla (under 2 km), Dang Talla (under 2 km) and Nakot (under 2 km).

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

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