About Chiraiya Village

Chiraiya is a large village in Purnahiya tehsil, in the district of Sheohar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,866, made up of 2,043 males and 1,823 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 323.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chiraiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chiraiya village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Sheohar
Tehsil	Purnahiya
Pincode	843334
Area (hectares)	323.8 hectares
Population	3,866
Male Population	2,043
Female Population	1,823
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	892
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chiraiya compares

By the 2011 count Chiraiya is the 11th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,536 residents. Its 323.8 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Chiraiya

Chiraiya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chiraiya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chiraiya from other places

Chiraiya lies about 30 km from Sheohar, and the nearest railway station is Dhaka, 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 Chiraiya
Nearest town	Dhāka	9.9 km
Nearest railway station	Dhaka	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Purnahiya	27 km
District headquarters	Sheohar	30 km

Villages closest to Chiraiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chiraiya village had a population of 3,866. That makes it the 11th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,536 residents.

Chiraiya village has 2,043 males and 1,823 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chiraiya has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Chiraiya is 843334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chiraiya covers 323.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chiraiya falls under Purnahiya tehsil of Sheohar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chiraiya is Dhaka, 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 village for Chiraiya.

Chiraiya is about 30 km from Sheohar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chiraiya is in Purnahiya tehsil of Sheohar district. Dhāka is about 9.9 km away. Dhaka is about 11 km away. Purnahiya is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.