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About Chirudih Village

Chirudih is a small village in Erki tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 182, made up of 95 males and 87 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chirudih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chirudih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Erki
Pincode 835225
Area (hectares) 91 hectares
Population 182
Male Population 95
Female Population 87
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
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 Chirudih compares

By the 2011 count Chirudih is the 110th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 91 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Chirudih

Chirudih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chirudih 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 Chirudih from other places

Chirudih lies about 20 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 34 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 Chirudih
Tehsil headquarters Erki 20 km
District headquarters Khunti 20 km
Nearest railway station Karra 34 km

Villages closest to Chirudih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chirudih village had a population of 182. That makes it the 110th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Chirudih village has 95 males and 87 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chirudih has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Chirudih is 835225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chirudih covers 91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chirudih falls under Erki tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chirudih is Karra, about 34 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 Chirudih.

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

Chirudih is in Erki tehsil of Khunti district. Erki is about 20 km away. Khunti is about 20 km away. Karra is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tarbera (under 2 km), Romba (1.5 km) and Baruhatu (2.0 km).

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

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