About Chira Village

Chira is a mid sized village in Thathri tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 542, made up of 279 males and 263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chira village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Doda
Tehsil	Thathri
Pincode	182203
Area (hectares)	54.2 hectares
Population	542
Male Population	279
Female Population	263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	943
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chira compares

By the 2011 count Chira is the 40th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 652 residents. Its 54.2 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Chira

Chira is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chira as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Chira from other places

Chira lies about 31 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Khari, about 16 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 Chira
Nearest railway station	Khari	16 km
Nearest town	Dooru Verinag	26 km
Tehsil headquarters	Thathri	30 km
District headquarters	Doda	31 km

Villages closest to Chira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chira village had a population of 542. That makes it the 40th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 652 residents.

Chira village has 279 males and 263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chira has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Chira is 182203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chira covers 54.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chira falls under Thathri tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Chira is Khari, about 16 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 10+ km distance for Chira.

Chira is about 31 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chira is in Thathri tehsil of Doda district. Khari is about 16 km away. Dooru Verinag is about 26 km away. Thathri is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.