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About Kirtankhola Village

Kirtankhola is a mid sized village in Bishnupur II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,394, made up of 728 males and 666 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743377, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kirtankhola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kirtankhola village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bishnupur II
Pincode 743377
Area (hectares) 47.76 hectares
Population 1,394
Male Population 728
Female Population 666
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kirtankhola compares

By the 2011 count Kirtankhola is the 41st largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents. Its 47.76 hectares work out to about 29 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 947.

Getting to Kirtankhola

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

Kirtankhola lies about 18 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Dakshin Barasat‎, about 13 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 Kirtankhola
Nearest railway station Dakshin Barasat‎ 13 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Bishnupur II 18 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 18 km

Villages closest to Kirtankhola

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

Common questions about Kirtankhola

As per the Census of India 2011, Kirtankhola village had a population of 1,394. That makes it the 41st largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents.

Kirtankhola village has 728 males and 666 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kirtankhola has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Kirtankhola is 743377. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kirtankhola covers 47.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kirtankhola falls under Bishnupur II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kirtankhola is Dakshin Barasat‎, about 13 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 Kirtankhola.

Kirtankhola is about 18 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kirtankhola is in Bishnupur II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Dakshin Barasat‎ is about 13 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 15 km away. Bishnupur II is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amtala (9.0 km), Ramchandrapur (13 km) and Ramkrishnapur (13 km).

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

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