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About Chiraia Village

Chiraia is a mid sized village in Warisaliganj tehsil, in the district of Nawada, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 803, made up of 394 males and 409 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113 hectares hectares.

Chiraia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chiraia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nawada
Tehsil Warisaliganj
Area (hectares) 113 hectares
Population 803
Male Population 394
Female Population 409
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chiraia compares

By the 2011 count Chiraia is the 45th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,304 residents. Its 113 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Chiraia

Chiraia is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chiraia as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 13 km from Nawada, and the nearest railway station is Oro Jagdishpur, about 7.2 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 Oro Jagdishpur 7.2 km
Nearest town Rājgīr 7.6 km
District headquarters Nawada 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Warisaliganj 21 km

Villages closest to Chiraia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Warisaliganj 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 803. That makes it the 45th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,304 residents.

Chiraia village has 394 males and 409 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chiraia has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 924.

Chiraia covers 113 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chiraia falls under Warisaliganj tehsil of Nawada district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chiraia is Oro Jagdishpur, about 7.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chiraia.

Chiraia is about 13 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 Warisaliganj tehsil of Nawada district. Oro Jagdishpur is about 7.2 km away. Rājgīr is about 7.6 km away. Nawada is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajapur (2.4 km), Rampur (4.1 km) and Bala Chak (12 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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