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About Chiruan Village

Chiruan is a small village in Daru tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 493, made up of 266 males and 227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chiruan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chiruan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Daru
Pincode 825313
Area (hectares) 140 hectares
Population 493
Male Population 266
Female Population 227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chiruan compares

By the 2011 count Chiruan is the 37th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,006 residents. Its 140 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Chiruan

Chiruan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chiruan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Chiruan from other places

Chiruan lies about 20 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Charhi, about 22 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 Chiruan
Tehsil headquarters Daru under 2 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 20 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 20 km
Nearest railway station Charhi 22 km

Villages closest to Chiruan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chiruan village had a population of 493. That makes it the 37th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,006 residents.

Chiruan village has 266 males and 227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chiruan has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Chiruan is 825313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chiruan covers 140 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chiruan falls under Daru tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chiruan is Charhi, about 22 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 km distance for Chiruan.

Chiruan is about 20 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chiruan is in Daru tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Daru is about under 2 km away. Hazaribagh is about 20 km away. Hazāribāgh is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Irga (under 2 km), Darukharika (under 2 km) and Daru (under 2 km).

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

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