About Chiru Village

Chiru is one of the larger villages in Chhatarpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,133, made up of 2,700 males and 2,433 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 462 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chiru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chiru village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Chhatarpur
Pincode	822113
Area (hectares)	462 hectares
Population	5,133
Male Population	2,700
Female Population	2,433
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	901
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chiru compares

By the 2011 count Chiru is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents. Its 462 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Chiru

Chiru is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chiru as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Chiru from other places

Chiru lies about 15 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Parasnath, 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 Chiru
Nearest railway station	Parasnath	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chhatarpur	15 km
District headquarters	Palamu	15 km
Nearest town	Gumia	19 km

Villages closest to Chiru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chiru village had a population of 5,133. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents.

Chiru village has 2,700 males and 2,433 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chiru has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Chiru is 822113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chiru covers 462 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chiru falls under Chhatarpur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chiru is Parasnath, 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chiru.

Chiru is about 15 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chiru is in Chhatarpur tehsil of Palamu district. Parasnath is about 14 km away. Chhatarpur is about 15 km away. Palamu is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.