About Chiro Village

Chiro is a mid sized village in Chandwa tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,710, made up of 867 males and 843 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 795 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chiro Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chiro village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Latehar
Tehsil	Chandwa
Pincode	822126
Area (hectares)	795 hectares
Population	1,710
Male Population	867
Female Population	843
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	972
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chiro compares

By the 2011 count Chiro is the 15th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents. Its 795 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Chiro

Chiro is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chiro 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chiro from other places

Chiro lies about 22 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Bodagram, about 1.6 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 Chiro
Nearest railway station	Bodagram	1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chandwa	4.3 km
District headquarters	Latehar	22 km
Nearest town	Lātehār	22 km

Villages closest to Chiro

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chiro village had a population of 1,710. That makes it the 15th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents.

Chiro village has 867 males and 843 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chiro has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Chiro is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chiro covers 795 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chiro falls under Chandwa tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chiro is Bodagram, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Chiro.

Chiro is about 22 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chiro is in Chandwa tehsil of Latehar district. Bodagram is about 1.6 km away. Chandwa is about 4.3 km away. Latehar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.