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About Chirua Village

Chirua is a small village in Katamdag tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 92, made up of 36 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,556 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chirua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chirua village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Katamdag
Pincode 825301
Area (hectares) 189 hectares
Population 92
Male Population 36
Female Population 56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,556
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 Chirua compares

By the 2011 count Chirua is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents. Its 189 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 962.

Getting to Chirua

Chirua is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chirua 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 Chirua from other places

Chirua 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 Chirua
Tehsil headquarters Katamdag 20 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 20 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 20 km
Nearest railway station Charhi 22 km

Villages closest to Chirua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chirua village had a population of 92. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents.

Chirua village has 36 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chirua has about 1556 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Chirua is 825301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chirua covers 189 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chirua falls under Katamdag tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chirua 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 Chirua.

Chirua 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.

Chirua is in Katamdag tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Katamdag is about 20 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 Nawada (21 km), Sirsi No I (21 km) and Sirsi No Ii (21 km).

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

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