About Chirra Village

Chirra is a mid sized village in Korba tehsil, in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,322, made up of 659 males and 663 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1790.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495674, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chirra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chirra village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Korba
Tehsil	Korba
Pincode	495674
Area (hectares)	1790.32 hectares
Population	1,322
Male Population	659
Female Population	663
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,006
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chirra compares

By the 2011 count Chirra is the 29th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,037 residents. Its 1790.32 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Chirra

Chirra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chirra as Available. 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 Chirra from other places

Chirra lies about 25 km from Korba, and the nearest railway station is Gevra Road, about 23 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 Chirra
Nearest town	Katghora	8.3 km
Nearest railway station	Gevra Road	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Korba	25 km

Villages closest to Chirra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chirra village had a population of 1,322. That makes it the 29th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,037 residents.

Chirra village has 659 males and 663 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chirra has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Chirra is 495674. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chirra covers 1790.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chirra falls under Korba tehsil of Korba district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chirra is Gevra Road, about 23 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Chirra.

Chirra is about 25 km from Korba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chirra is in Korba tehsil of Korba district. Katghora is about 8.3 km away. Gevra Road is about 23 km away. Korba is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.