The town is mainly known for having big Iron-ore Mines KIOM (Kiriburu Iron-Ore Mine) & MIOM (Meghahatuburu Iron-Ore Mine) both governed by SAIL. It is also a famous hill station situated in the core of Saranda forest. Saranda forest is land of seven hundred hills. The name of the forest Saranda is due to the large number of elephants found in this forest (sarandha means elephants). The forest has some good waterfalls and hill views.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Kiriburu had a population of 9,545. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Kiriburu has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 57%. In Kiriburu, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age. The local inhabitants are known as Ho people. .

The road of Kiriburu to Jamshedpur and Ranchi has been upgraded . The other route is to Orissa (Barbil) and Mahoharpur station.

Kiriburu and its sister town of Meghahatuburu are easily accessible and is connected to various important places. It can be reached from Tatanagar by road or by rail, the nearest railway station being Barajamda, at a distance of 24 km. Mining town of Barbil in the Keonjhar District in Orissa is at a distance of 28 km from Meghahataburu by road. Direct Train - Jan Shatabdi- from Howrah (West Bengal) is available up to Barbil, from where you can catch hired taxis / SAIL Company bus to Kiriburu or Meghahatuburu.

Kiriburu is a good place to see nature full of forests and vegetation, and the weather is usually good. It is a place usually compared to Shimla and Cherapuji. In a year there is 200 cm (approx) of rain in Kiriburu. In Meghahatuburu, there is a guest house in a corner of the town, from there you can see a beautiful view of 700 mountains, and in the evening there is a sunset that gives the heart touch view, which is a great attraction of Meghahatuburu.

The place is located in both Jharkhand and ODISHA. Most of the people are working in SAIL Iron Ore Mines. Within Kiriburu there are a lot of places like rivers, waterfalls, sunset point. It is a good holiday destination for any traveler.