About Kichai Village

Kichai is a mid sized village in Murarai II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,024, made up of 511 males and 513 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kichai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kichai village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Murarai II
Pincode	731221
Area (hectares)	130.66 hectares
Population	1,024
Male Population	511
Female Population	513
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,004
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kichai compares

By the 2011 count Kichai is the 58th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents. Its 130.66 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Kichai

Kichai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kichai 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kichai from other places

Kichai lies about 32 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Jangipur Road, about 8.1 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 Kichai
Nearest railway station	Jangipur Road	8.1 km
Nearest town	Jangipur	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Murarai II	32 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	32 km

Villages closest to Kichai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Murarai II 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 Kichai

As per the Census of India 2011, Kichai village had a population of 1,024. That makes it the 58th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents.

Kichai village has 511 males and 513 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kichai has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Kichai is 731221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kichai covers 130.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kichai falls under Murarai II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kichai is Jangipur Road, about 8.1 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kichai.

Kichai is about 32 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kichai is in Murarai II tehsil of Birbhum district. Jangipur Road is about 8.1 km away. Jangipur is about 12 km away. Murarai II is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.