About Chiri Village

Chiri is a large village in Hulasganj tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,981, made up of 1,552 males and 1,429 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218 hectares hectares.

Chiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chiri village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Jehanabad
Tehsil	Hulasganj
Area (hectares)	218 hectares
Population	2,981
Male Population	1,552
Female Population	1,429
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chiri compares

By the 2011 count Chiri is the 11th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,983 residents. Its 218 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Chiri

Chiri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chiri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chiri from other places

Chiri lies about 16 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Islampur, about 8.9 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 Chiri
Nearest town	Islāmpur	7.7 km
Nearest railway station	Islampur	8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hulasganj	9.4 km
District headquarters	Jehanabad	16 km

Villages closest to Chiri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chiri village had a population of 2,981. That makes it the 11th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,983 residents.

Chiri village has 1,552 males and 1,429 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chiri has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Chiri covers 218 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chiri falls under Hulasganj tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chiri is Islampur, about 8.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chiri.

Chiri is about 16 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chiri is in Hulasganj tehsil of Jehanabad district. Islāmpur is about 7.7 km away. Islampur is about 8.9 km away. Hulasganj is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.