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About Kia Village

Kia is a large village in Egra I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,760, made up of 1,436 males and 1,324 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 336.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Egra I
Pincode 721429
Area (hectares) 336.08 hectares
Population 2,760
Male Population 1,436
Female Population 1,324
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kia compares

By the 2011 count Kia is the 13th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents. Its 336.08 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Kia

Kia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kia as Available within 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. The nearest villages by name are Kasbagola, Katabani, Khal Shutia and Khalina. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kia

As per the Census of India 2011, Kia village had a population of 2,760. That makes it the 13th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents.

Kia village has 1,436 males and 1,324 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kia has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Kia is 721429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kia covers 336.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kia falls under Egra I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kia notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Kia.

Kia is in Egra I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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