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About Chiraia Village

Chiraia is a mid sized village in Sirdala tehsil, in the district of Nawada, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 711, made up of 370 males and 341 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58 hectares hectares.

Chiraia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chiraia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nawada
Tehsil Sirdala
Area (hectares) 58 hectares
Population 711
Male Population 370
Female Population 341
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chiraia compares

By the 2011 count Chiraia is the 68th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,231 residents. Its 58 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Chiraia

The census records public bus service for Chiraia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chiraia from other places

Chiraia lies about 22 km from Nawada, and the nearest railway station is Laundh, about 2.9 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 Chiraia
Nearest railway station Laundh 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Sirdala 7.5 km
Nearest town Rajauli 8.8 km
District headquarters Nawada 22 km

Villages closest to Chiraia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chiraia village had a population of 711. That makes it the 68th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,231 residents.

Chiraia village has 370 males and 341 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chiraia has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Chiraia covers 58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chiraia falls under Sirdala tehsil of Nawada district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chiraia is Laundh, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chiraia.

Chiraia is about 22 km from Nawada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chiraia is in Sirdala tehsil of Nawada district. Laundh is about 2.9 km away. Sirdala is about 7.5 km away. Rajauli is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Goriadda (under 2 km), Amhadi (under 2 km) and Dudhaili (under 2 km).

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

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