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About Chiraya Village

Chiraya is a mid sized village in Bathnaha tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 942, made up of 508 males and 434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.16 hectares hectares.

Chiraya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chiraya village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sitamarhi
Tehsil Bathnaha
Area (hectares) 77.16 hectares
Population 942
Male Population 508
Female Population 434
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 854
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chiraya compares

By the 2011 count Chiraya is the 77th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,089 residents. Its 77.16 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Chiraya

Chiraya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chiraya as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bhikha Bishunpur Bhikha, Bishunpur Pitambar, Bokhri and Chandpur Urf Narayanpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Chiraya

As per the Census of India 2011, Chiraya village had a population of 942. That makes it the 77th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,089 residents.

Chiraya village has 508 males and 434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chiraya has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 897.

Chiraya covers 77.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chiraya falls under Bathnaha tehsil of Sitamarhi district in Bihar.

The census record for Chiraya notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Chiraya is in Bathnaha tehsil of Sitamarhi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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