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About Chiri Village

Chiri is a large village in Kuru tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,528, made up of 1,309 males and 1,219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 412 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chiri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Lohardaga
Tehsil Kuru
Pincode 835302
Area (hectares) 412 hectares
Population 2,528
Male Population 1,309
Female Population 1,219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chiri compares

By the 2011 count Chiri is the 7th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 412 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Chiri

Chiri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chiri as Available within village. 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 Chiri from other places

Chiri lies about 13 km from Lohardaga, and the nearest railway station is Barkichampi, about 2.8 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 Chiri
Nearest railway station Barkichampi 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Kuru 7.2 km
District headquarters Lohardaga 13 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 13 km

Villages closest to Chiri

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 Chiri

As per the Census of India 2011, Chiri village had a population of 2,528. That makes it the 7th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Chiri village has 1,309 males and 1,219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chiri has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

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

Chiri covers 412 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chiri falls under Kuru tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chiri is Barkichampi, about 2.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chiri.

Chiri is about 13 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chiri is in Kuru tehsil of Lohardaga district. Barkichampi is about 2.8 km away. Kuru is about 7.2 km away. Lohardaga is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sukumar (1.9 km), Kamle (2.5 km) and Jima (2.5 km).

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

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