About Chirah Village

Chirah is a large village in Jokihat tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,008, made up of 1,534 males and 1,474 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 646.3 hectares hectares.

Chirah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chirah village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Jokihat
Area (hectares)	646.3 hectares
Population	3,008
Male Population	1,534
Female Population	1,474
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	961
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chirah compares

By the 2011 count Chirah is the 41st largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents. Its 646.3 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Chirah

Chirah is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chirah 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chirah from other places

Chirah lies about 8.6 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Kusiargaon, about 10 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 Chirah
Tehsil headquarters	Jokihat	6.8 km
District headquarters	Araria	8.6 km
Nearest town	Arāria	8.6 km
Nearest railway station	Kusiargaon	10 km

Villages closest to Chirah

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

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Common questions about Chirah

As per the Census of India 2011, Chirah village had a population of 3,008. That makes it the 41st largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents.

Chirah village has 1,534 males and 1,474 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chirah has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Chirah covers 646.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chirah falls under Jokihat tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chirah is Kusiargaon, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Chirah.

Chirah is about 8.6 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chirah is in Jokihat tehsil of Araria district. Jokihat is about 6.8 km away. Araria is about 8.6 km away. Arāria is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.