About Chirai Village

Chirai is a mid sized village in Shankargarh tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 748, made up of 379 males and 369 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 873.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chirai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chirai village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Surguja
Tehsil	Shankargarh
Pincode	497118
Area (hectares)	873.16 hectares
Population	748
Male Population	379
Female Population	369
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	974
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chirai compares

By the 2011 count Chirai is the 44th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 810 residents. Its 873.16 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Chirai

Chirai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chirai 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. The nearest villages by name are Bhubneshwarpur, Bijadih, Chalgali and Chandranagar. 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.

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Common questions about Chirai

As per the Census of India 2011, Chirai village had a population of 748. That makes it the 44th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 810 residents.

Chirai village has 379 males and 369 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chirai has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Chirai is 497118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chirai covers 873.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chirai falls under Shankargarh tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

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

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Chirai.

Chirai is in Shankargarh tehsil of Surguja 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.