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About Kirttipur Village

Kirttipur is a large village in Khargram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,098, made up of 1,628 males and 1,470 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 597.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kirttipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kirttipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Khargram
Pincode 742147
Area (hectares) 597.59 hectares
Population 3,098
Male Population 1,628
Female Population 1,470
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kirttipur compares

By the 2011 count Kirttipur is the 27th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 597.59 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Kirttipur

Kirttipur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kirttipur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kirttipur from other places

Kirttipur lies about 34 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Karnasubarna, about 21 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 Kirttipur
Tehsil headquarters Khargram 3.9 km
Nearest town Kāndi 13 km
Nearest railway station Karnasubarna 21 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 34 km

Villages closest to Kirttipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kirttipur village had a population of 3,098. That makes it the 27th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Kirttipur village has 1,628 males and 1,470 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kirttipur has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Kirttipur is 742147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kirttipur covers 597.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kirttipur falls under Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kirttipur is Karnasubarna, about 21 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 village for Kirttipur.

Kirttipur is about 34 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kirttipur is in Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district. Khargram is about 3.9 km away. Kāndi is about 13 km away. Karnasubarna is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mandalsar (2.0 km), Kasigram (2.5 km) and Jatarpur (2.5 km).

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

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