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About Chirand Village

Chirand is a large village in Chapra tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,971, made up of 1,600 males and 1,371 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102 hectares hectares.

Chirand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chirand village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Chapra
Area (hectares) 102 hectares
Population 2,971
Male Population 1,600
Female Population 1,371
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chirand compares

By the 2011 count Chirand is the 30th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,457 residents. Its 102 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Chirand

Chirand 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 Chirand 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chirand from other places

Chirand lies about 41 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Goldinganj, about 2.0 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 Chirand
Nearest railway station Goldinganj 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Chapra 9.2 km
Nearest town Chāpra 9.2 km
District headquarters Saran 41 km

Villages closest to Chirand

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chirand village had a population of 2,971. That makes it the 30th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,457 residents.

Chirand village has 1,600 males and 1,371 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chirand has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 897.

Chirand covers 102 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chirand falls under Chapra tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chirand is Goldinganj, about 2.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chirand.

Chirand is about 41 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chirand is in Chapra tehsil of Saran district. Goldinganj is about 2.0 km away. Chapra is about 9.2 km away. Chāpra is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lodipur (under 2 km), Lodipur Diara (under 2 km) and Badalpura (under 2 km).

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

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