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About Chirna Village

Chirna is a mid sized village in Kuru tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 606, made up of 322 males and 284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 284 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chirna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chirna village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Lohardaga
Tehsil Kuru
Pincode 835302
Area (hectares) 284 hectares
Population 606
Male Population 322
Female Population 284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chirna compares

By the 2011 count Chirna is the 47th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 284 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 1004.

Getting to Chirna

Chirna is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chirna as Available within <5 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 Chirna from other places

Chirna lies about 26 km from Lohardaga, and the nearest railway station is Nagjua, about 14 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 Chirna
Tehsil headquarters Kuru 11 km
Nearest railway station Nagjua 14 km
Nearest town Khalāri 18 km
District headquarters Lohardaga 26 km

Villages closest to Chirna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chirna village had a population of 606. That makes it the 47th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Chirna village has 322 males and 284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chirna has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Chirna is 835302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chirna covers 284 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chirna falls under Kuru tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chirna is Nagjua, about 14 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chirna.

Chirna is about 26 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chirna is in Kuru tehsil of Lohardaga district. Kuru is about 11 km away. Nagjua is about 14 km away. Khalāri is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahugaon (under 2 km), Lapur (under 2 km) and Kakargarh (under 2 km).

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

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