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About Chiraila Village

Chiraila is a large village in Belaganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,712, made up of 2,436 males and 2,276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 509 hectares hectares.

Chiraila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chiraila village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Belaganj
Area (hectares) 509 hectares
Population 4,712
Male Population 2,436
Female Population 2,276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chiraila compares

By the 2011 count Chiraila is the 9th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents. Its 509 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Chiraila

Chiraila is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chiraila as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Chiraila from other places

Chiraila lies about 17 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Neyamatpur Halt, about 3.7 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 Chiraila
Nearest railway station Neyamatpur Halt 3.7 km
Nearest town Tekāri 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Belaganj 17 km
District headquarters Gaya 17 km

Villages closest to Chiraila

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chiraila village had a population of 4,712. That makes it the 9th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents.

Chiraila village has 2,436 males and 2,276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chiraila has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Chiraila covers 509 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chiraila falls under Belaganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chiraila is Neyamatpur Halt, about 3.7 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chiraila.

Chiraila is about 17 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chiraila is in Belaganj tehsil of Gaya district. Neyamatpur Halt is about 3.7 km away. Tekāri is about 11 km away. Belaganj is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singhaul (1.6 km), Amjhar (2.4 km) and Sonpur (3.0 km).

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

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