About Dhab Chiraya Village

Dhab Chiraya is a large village in Sherghati tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,084, made up of 992 males and 1,092 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,101 females per 1000 males. The village covers 251 hectares hectares.

Dhab Chiraya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhab Chiraya village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Sherghati
Area (hectares)	251 hectares
Population	2,084
Male Population	992
Female Population	1,092
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,101
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhab Chiraya compares

By the 2011 count Dhab Chiraya is the 18th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents. Its 251 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Dhab Chiraya

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

How far is Dhab Chiraya from other places

Dhab Chiraya lies about 33 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Paraiya, about 30 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 Dhab Chiraya
Tehsil headquarters	Sherghati	4.8 km
Nearest town	Sherghāti	4.8 km
Nearest railway station	Paraiya	30 km
District headquarters	Gaya	33 km

Villages closest to Dhab Chiraya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sherghati 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 Dhab Chiraya

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhab Chiraya village had a population of 2,084. That makes it the 18th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents.

Dhab Chiraya village has 992 males and 1,092 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhab Chiraya has about 1101 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Dhab Chiraya covers 251 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhab Chiraya falls under Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhab Chiraya is Paraiya, about 30 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dhab Chiraya.

Dhab Chiraya is about 33 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhab Chiraya is in Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district. Sherghati is about 4.8 km away. Sherghāti is about 4.8 km away. Paraiya is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.