About Chiraia Village

Chiraia is one of the larger villages in Salkhua tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,254, made up of 2,790 males and 2,464 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 961.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chiraia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chiraia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Salkhua
Pincode	852106
Area (hectares)	961.27 hectares
Population	5,254
Male Population	2,790
Female Population	2,464
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	883
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chiraia compares

By the 2011 count Chiraia is the 8th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents. Its 961.27 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Chiraia

Chiraia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chiraia as Available within 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 Chiraia from other places

Chiraia lies about 28 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Koparia, about 11 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	Koparia	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Salkhua	12 km
Nearest town	Khagaria	16 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	28 km

Villages closest to Chiraia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chiraia village had a population of 5,254. That makes it the 8th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents.

Chiraia village has 2,790 males and 2,464 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chiraia has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Chiraia is 852106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chiraia covers 961.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chiraia falls under Salkhua tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chiraia is Koparia, about 11 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chiraia.

Chiraia is about 28 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chiraia is in Salkhua tehsil of Saharsa district. Koparia is about 11 km away. Salkhua is about 12 km away. Khagaria is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.