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- LGD code
- 218016
- Pincode
- 845422
- Post office
- Harsiddhi
- Population
- 2,541
- Households
- 464
- Literacy rate
- 47.6%
- Sex ratio
- 921 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 861
Census 2011 · in context
How Kiritpur compares
By population, Kiritpur ranks #33 of 61 villages in Harsidhi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
47.6%
+1.0% vs mandal average
- Kiritpur
- 47.6%
- Harsidhi mandal
- 46.6%
- Purbi Champaran district
- 44.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
921
+17 vs mandal average
- Kiritpur
- 921
- Harsidhi mandal
- 904
Household size
people per home
5.5
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Kiritpur
- 5.5
- Harsidhi mandal
- 5.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kiritpur at a glance
Kiritpur is a village of 2,541 people in 464 households (Census 2011) in Harsidhi block, Purbi Champaran district, Bihar, the 33rd-largest of 61 villages in Harsidhi block. Literacy is 48%, 1 points above the block average of 47% and the sex ratio is 921 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 845422, served by Harsiddhi post office; the LGD village code is 218016. The village votes in Bahadurpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Madan Sahni. The population is estimated at 2,996 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kritpur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiritpur · this village | 2,541 | 48% | — |
| Goythaha · Harsidhi | 2,835 | 43% | — |
| Gaddupur · Harsidhi | 2,179 | 38% | — |
| Kiritpur Tola Inglish · Harsidhi | 1,887 | 54% | — |
| Jagdishpur · Harsidhi | 1,789 | 31% | — |
| Kiritpurtola Mathia Bandopasti · Harsidhi | 1,327 | 56% | — |
| Madhopur · Harsidhi | 1,092 | 46% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kiritpur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- ARERAJ
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 6
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 27
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 9
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Kiritpur
- Total area (ha)
- 346
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 211
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kiritpur
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Key facts — Kiritpur
- LGD code
- 218016
- Pincode
- 845422
- Post office
- Harsiddhi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,541
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,996
- Households
- 464
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 921
- Literacy rate
- 47.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Darbhanga
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bahadurpur
- Member of Parliament
- Gopal Jee Thakur
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Madan Sahni
- Block / Mandal
- Harsidhi
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 845422
- Math LohiyarHarsidhi mandal15,961 pop
- Pakariya HarsidhiHarsidhi mandal14,116 pop
- Lohiyar UjainHarsidhi mandal12,628 pop
- BairiyadihHarsidhi mandal8,235 pop
- JadopurHarsidhi mandal7,294 pop
- GhiuadharHarsidhi mandal7,291 pop
- Jaga PakarHarsidhi mandal6,998 pop
- SonbarsaHarsidhi mandal6,949 pop
- DhawahiHarsidhi mandal6,776 pop
Same name, different place
Other villages named Kiritpur
Looking for a different Kiritpur? 3 other villages share this name across India. All villages named Kiritpur →
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Kiritpur
Other villages in Harsidhi mandal
View all 60+ →- Math Lohiyar
- Pakariya Harsidhi
- Lohiyar Ujain
- Bairiyadih
- Jadopur
- Ghiuadhar
- Jaga Pakar
- Sonbarsa
- Dhawahi
- Dudhahi
- Murarpur
- Panapur
- Kanchhedwa
- Ranjita
- Matiaria Nizamat
- Bhada
- Manikpur
- Sewraha
- Gobindpur
- Wolha
- Charrahiya
- Harpur Ray
- Bishunpur Nankar
- Rani Chhapra
- Mahtha Tola
- Sareya
- Goythaha
- Kubeya
- Pathan Patti
- Laukariya
- Sariswa
- Gay Ghat
- Khori Pakar
- Ram Nagar
- Jharwa
- Damo Birti
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)