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About Chirodih Village

Chirodih is a mid sized village in Bishunpur tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,862, made up of 893 males and 969 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,085 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2061.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835231, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chirodih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chirodih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Bishunpur
Pincode 835231
Area (hectares) 2061.39 hectares
Population 1,862
Male Population 893
Female Population 969
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,085
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chirodih compares

By the 2011 count Chirodih is the 5th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 916 residents. Its 2061.39 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 985.

Getting to Chirodih

Chirodih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chirodih as Available within 5 - 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 Chirodih from other places

Chirodih lies about 39 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 41 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 Chirodih
Tehsil headquarters Bishunpur 7.7 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 38 km
District headquarters Gumla 39 km
Nearest railway station Lohardaga 41 km

Villages closest to Chirodih

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

Common questions about Chirodih

As per the Census of India 2011, Chirodih village had a population of 1,862. That makes it the 5th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 916 residents.

Chirodih village has 893 males and 969 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chirodih has about 1085 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Chirodih is 835231. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chirodih covers 2061.39 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.

Chirodih falls under Bishunpur tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chirodih is Lohardaga, about 41 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chirodih.

Chirodih is about 39 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chirodih is in Bishunpur tehsil of Gumla district. Bishunpur is about 7.7 km away. Lohārdagā is about 38 km away. Gumla is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Champatoli (under 2 km), Chatam (1.6 km) and Longa (2.3 km).

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

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