About Chiraiya Village

Chiraiya is a small village in Gidhaur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 323, made up of 151 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,139 females per 1000 males. The village covers 395 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chiraiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chiraiya village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Chatra
Tehsil	Gidhaur
Pincode	825408
Area (hectares)	395 hectares
Population	323
Male Population	151
Female Population	172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,139
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chiraiya compares

By the 2011 count Chiraiya is the 25th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,077 residents. Its 395 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Chiraiya

Chiraiya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chiraiya as Available within 10+ 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chiraiya from other places

Chiraiya lies about 25 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Katkamsandi, about 10 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
Tehsil headquarters	Gidhaur	9.1 km
Nearest railway station	Katkamsandi	10 km
District headquarters	Chatra	25 km
Nearest town	Chatrā	25 km

Villages closest to Chiraiya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gidhaur 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 323. That makes it the 25th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,077 residents.

Chiraiya village has 151 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chiraiya has about 1139 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Chiraiya is 825408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chiraiya covers 395 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chiraiya falls under Gidhaur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chiraiya is Katkamsandi, about 10 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 5 - 10 km distance for Chiraiya.

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

Chiraiya is in Gidhaur tehsil of Chatra district. Gidhaur is about 9.1 km away. Katkamsandi is about 10 km away. Chatra is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.